Definition of skews:
(v) :
(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
(v) :
(statistics) To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.
(v) :
(transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction.
(v) :
(transitive, Northumbria, Yorkshire) To hurl or throw.
(v) :
(intransitive) To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
(v) :
(intransitive) To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.