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skip
1[skip]
verb (used without object)
to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
Synonyms: ,to pass from one point, thing, subject, etc., to another, disregarding or omitting what intervenes.
He skipped through the book quickly.
Synonyms:to go away hastily and secretly; flee without notice.
Education.to be advanced two or more classes or grades at once.
to ricochet or bounce along a surface.
The stone skipped over the lake.
verb (used with object)
to jump lightly over.
The horse skipped the fence.
to pass over without reading, noting, acting, etc..
He skipped the bad parts.
to miss or omit (one of a repeated series of rhythmic actions).
My heart skipped a beat.
to be absent from; avoid attendance at.
to skip a school class.
to send (a missile) ricocheting along a surface.
Informal.to leave hastily and secretly or to flee from (a place).
They skipped town.
noun
a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce.
Synonyms: , , ,a gait marked by such jumps.
a passing from one point or thing to another, with disregard of what intervenes.
a quick skip through Europe.
Music.a melodic interval greater than a second.
a natural depression below the surface of a planed board.
Informal.a person who has absconded in order to avoid paying debts or meeting other financial responsibilities.
verb phrase
Informalto flee or abandon; desert.
He skipped out on his wife and two children.
skip
2[skip]
skip
3[skip]
noun
Mining.a metal box for carrying ore, hauled vertically or on an incline.
skip
1/ ɪ /
verb
to spring or move lightly, esp to move by hopping from one foot to the other
(intr) to jump over a skipping-rope
to cause (a stone, etc) to bounce or skim over a surface or (of a stone) to move in this way
to omit (intervening matter), as in passing from one part or subject to another
he skipped a chapter of the book
informalto read or deal with quickly or superficially
he skipped through the accounts before dinner
informal(tr) to miss deliberately
to skip school
informal(tr) to leave (a place) in haste or secrecy
to skip town
noun
a skipping movement or gait
the act of passing over or omitting
music another word for leap
informalit doesn't matter!
skip
2/ ɪ /
noun
informalshort for skipper 1
noun
the captain of a curling or bowls team
skip
3/ ɪ /
noun
a large open container for transporting building materials, etc
a cage used as a lift in mines, etc
skip
4/ ɪ /
noun
a college servant, esp of Trinity College, Dublin
Other 51Թ Forms
- skippingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skip1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skip1
Origin of skip2
Origin of skip3
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Rory McIlroy says he has "earned the right to do whatever I want to do" after skipping media duties following his opening two rounds during what he called a "pretty average" US Open performance.
Leah says they run out of money every month and have to borrow from friends and family, sometimes having to skip meals to make sure their daughter is fed.
He was arrested by the Argentinian authorities, but skipped bail and fled to Paraguay.
The administration skipped several steps in an established ladder of response options, such as enhancing U.S.
Sovereignty was the first horse to intentionally skip the Preakness after winning the Derby and then come back and win the Belmont.
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