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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024skip1 /skɪp/USA pronunciation v., skipped, skip•ping, n. v. - to move in a light, springy manner by hopping forward on first one foot then the other:[no object]The child skipped alongside him.
- to jump lightly over:[~ + object]to skip rope.
- to pass from (one point, etc.) to another, disregarding or failing to act on what comes between: [no object]The teacher skipped around from one subject to another during his lecture.[~ + object]The teacher skipped chapter five and said it wouldn't be on the test.
- to go away quickly and secretly from (some place);
flee without notice: [~ + object]The criminals skipped town.[no object]We won't catch them; they've already skipped. - Educationto (cause to) be advanced (one or more classes or grades) at once: [~ + object]She skipped a couple of grades.[no object]She was allowed to skip to the next grade.
- to (cause to) bounce along a surface, usually by throwing or being thrown: [no object]The stone skipped over the lake.[~ + object]He taught her how to skip stones in the water.
- to miss or omit (one of a repeated series of actions):[~ + object]My heart skipped a beat.
- to be absent from;
avoid attendance at:[~ + object]skipped class again. n. [countable] - a skipping movement.
- an instance of skipping or a thing skipped.
skip2 /skɪp/USA pronunciation n. - Informal Termsskipper.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024skip1 (skip),USA pronunciation v., skipped, skip•ping, n. v.i. - to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- to pass from one point, thing, subject, etc., to another, disregarding or omitting what intervenes:He skipped through the book quickly.
- to go away hastily and secretly;
flee without notice. - Educationto be advanced two or more classes or grades at once.
- to ricochet or bounce along a surface:The stone skipped over the lake.
v.t. - 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 Termsto leave hastily and secretly or to flee from (a place):They skipped town.
- Informal Terms skip out on, to flee or abandon;
desert:He skipped out on his wife and two children. n. - a skipping movement;
a light jump or bounce. - 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 and Dancea melodic interval greater than a second.
- a natural depression below the surface of a planed board.
- Informal Termsa person who has absconded in order to avoid paying debts or meeting other financial responsibilities.
- Old Norse skopa to run (compare Icelandic skoppa to skip); (noun, nominal) late Middle English skyppe, derivative of the verb, verbal
- (verb, verbal) Middle English skippen, perh. 1250–1300
skip′ping•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged caper, hop. Skip, bound refer to an elastic, springing movement. To skip is to give a series of light, quick hops alternating the feet:to skip about.Bound suggests a series of long, rather vigorous leaps; it is also applied to a springing or leaping type of walking or running rapidly and actively:A dog came bounding up to meet him.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged skim.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged leap, spring, caper, hop.
skip2 (skip),USA pronunciation n., v., skipped, skip•ping. n. - Sportthe captain of a curling or bowling team.
- Informal Termsskipper1.
v.t. - Sportto serve as skip of (a curling or bowling team).
- Informal Termsskipper1.
- short for skipper1 1820–30
skip3 (skip),USA pronunciation n. - Mininga metal box for carrying ore, hauled vertically or on an incline.
- MetallurgySee skip car.
- alteration of skep 1805–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: skip /skɪp/ vb (skips, skipping, skipped)- when intr, often followed by over, along, into, etc: to spring or move lightly, esp to move by hopping from one foot to the other
- (intransitive) 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
- (intransitive) followed by through: informal to read or deal with quickly or superficially
- (transitive) informal to miss deliberately: to skip school
- (transitive) informal chiefly US Canadian to leave (a place) in haste or secrecy: to skip town
n - a skipping movement or gait
- the act of passing over or omitting
- skip it! ⇒ informal it doesn't matter!
Etymology: 13th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse skopa to take a run, obsolete Swedish skuppa to skip skip /skɪp/ n , vb (skips, skipping, skipped)- informal
short for skipper1
skip /skɪp/ n - a large open container for transporting building materials, etc
- a cage used as a lift in mines, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: variant of skep |