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/ˈskaɪv/Definitions
Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.
Example: Mr Smith's history classes are a total skive.
An act of avoiding lessons or work.
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To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
/ˈskaɪv/Definitions
A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond.
An angled cut or bevel at the edge of something.
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To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.