verb intrans
to move with light leaps and bounds; to gambol
to proceed by hopping on alternate feet
to jump repeatedly over a rope swung round the body over the head and under the feet
to bounce across a surface
to pass over or omit (e.g. a an interval, section, or step)
The story skips to the present day
(+ about) to flit about unmethodically
(+ through) to deal with something in a hasty or cursory manner
to leave out (a step in a progression or series)
to fail to attend (an event, meeting, etc)
to cause (a stone) to bounce across a surface
informal to depart from (a place, esp town) quickly and secretly