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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.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › skipSkip Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SKIP is to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip. How to use skip in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSKIP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SKIP definition: 1. to move lightly and quickly, making a small jump after each step: 2. to jump lightly over a…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › skipSKIP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

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

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   a. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other. b. To leap lightly about. 2. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet: threw the stone so it skipped over the water. 3. To pass from point to point, omitting or disregarding what intervenes: skipped through the list hurriedly; skipping over the dull passages in the novel.

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

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

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

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   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.

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

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   When you skip, you do a little hop from foot to foot as you move along. It's pretty common to see little kids skip down the sidewalk or across the playground. While a happy, running hop is one kind of skip, you can also use this verb to mean "pass up" or "pass over."

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSKIP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SKIP definition: 1. to move forward, jumping quickly from one foot to the other: 2. to jump over a rope while you…. Learn more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › skipSkip Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    verb. skipped, skipping, skips. To leap, jump, or spring lightly; specif., to move along by hopping lightly on first one foot and then the other. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To leap lightly about. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To be deflected from a surface; ricochet. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

11. 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.