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   Skip

   /skip/

   

   verb

   • 1. move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce: "she began to skip down the path" Similar caperprancetripdanceboundjumpleapspringhopbouncegambolfriskrompcavortbobrare:curvetOpposite trudge
   • ▪ jump over a rope that is held at both ends by oneself or two other people and turned repeatedly over the head and under the feet, as a game or for exercise.
   • ▪ jump over (a rope) as a game or for exercise: "the girls had been skipping rope"
   • ▪ jump lightly over: "the children used to skip the puddles"
   • ▪ omit (part of a book that one is reading, or a stage in a sequence that one is following): "the video manual allows the viewer to skip sections he's not interested in" Similar omitleave outmiss outdispense withdo withoutpass overbypassskim oversteer clear ofdisregardignoreinformal:give something a missOpposite include
   • ▪ fail to attend or deal with as appropriate; miss: "I wanted to skip my English lesson to visit my mother" Similar fail to attendplay truant frommissabsent oneself fromtake French leave fromcutinformal:skive offwagplay hooky fromgoof offplay the wag fromOpposite attend
   • ▪ move quickly and in an unmethodical way from one point or subject to another: "Marian skipped halfheartedly through the book" Similar glance athave a quick look atflick throughflip throughleaf throughscanrun one's eye overOpposite pore over
   • ▪ depart quickly and secretly from: "she skipped her home amid rumors of a romance"
   • ▪ run away; disappear: "I'm not giving them a chance to skip off again" Similar run offrun awaydo a disappearing actmake offtake offinformal:beat itclear offvamooseskedaddlesplitcut and runfly the coopdo a fadedo a runnerdo a bunkscarperlight outcut outtake a powdergo throughshoot throughvulgar slang:bugger offOpposite staystay put
   • ▪ abandon an undertaking, conversation, or activity: "after several wrong turns in our journey, we almost decided to skip it"
   • ▪ throw (a stone) so that it ricochets off the surface of water.

   noun

   • 1. a light, bouncing step; a skipping movement: "he moved with a strange, dancing skip"
   • ▪ an act of passing over part of a sequence of data or instructions.
   • ▪ a person who is missing, especially one who has defaulted on a debt.

   Word Origin Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKIP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   May 1, 2024 · to jump over a skipping-rope. 3. to cause (a stone, etc) to bounce or skim over a surface or (of a stone) to move in this way. 4. to omit ( intervening matter), as in passing from one part or subject to another. to skip a chapter of a book. 5. (intransitive; foll by through) informal.

3. www.thefreedictionary.com › skipSkip - definition of skip by The Free Dictionary

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   a. To pass over without mentioning; omit: skipped the minor details of the story. b. To miss or omit as one in a series: My heart skipped a beat. 3. To cause to bounce lightly over a surface; skim. 4. To be promoted beyond (the next grade or level). 5. Informal To leave hastily: The fugitive skipped town. 6.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishskip verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Check pronunciation: skip. Definition of skip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › skipSkip - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of skip. verb. jump lightly. synonyms: hop, hop-skip. see more. verb. cause to skip over a surface. “ Skip a stone across the pond” synonyms: skim, skitter. see more. verb. bound off one point after another. synonyms: bound off. see more. verb. bypass. “He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKIP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to avoid reading or talking about something by starting to read or talk about the next thing instead: I usually skip the boring bits. skip. noun [ C ] uk / skɪp / us. skip noun [C] (CONTAINER) a very large, metal container for big pieces of rubbish. skip noun [C] (MOVE) a movement of jumping quickly from one foot to the other.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › skips&SKIP Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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   verb (used without object),skipped, skip·ping. 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.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › skipskip | meaning of skip in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   skip meaning, definition, what is skip: to not do something that you usually do ...: Learn more.