skip

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verb (1)

skipped; skipping

intransitive verb

1
a
: to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
b
: to bound off one point after another : ricochet
2
: to leave hurriedly or secretly
skipped out without paying their bill
3
a
: to pass over or omit an interval, item, or step
b
: to omit a grade in school in advancing to the next

transitive verb

1
a
: to pass over without notice or mention : omit
skipped her name
b
: to pass by or leave out (a step in a progression or series)
2
a
: to cause to skip (a grade in school)
b
: to cause to bound or skim over a surface
skip a stone across a pond
3
: to leap over lightly and nimbly
4
a
: to depart from quickly and secretly
skipped town
b
: to fail to attend or participate in
skip the tournament
skippable adjective

skip

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noun (1)

1
a
: a light bounding step
b
: a gait composed of alternating hops and steps
2
: an act of omission or the thing omitted

skip

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noun (2)

1
: the captain of a side in a game (such as curling or lawn bowling) who advises the team as to the play and controls the action
2

skip

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verb (2)

skipped; skipping

transitive verb

: to act as skipper of
Phrases
skip bail
: to jump bail
skip rope
: to use a jump rope (as for exercise or a game)

Examples of skip in a Sentence

Verb (1) children skipping along the woodland path the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor Noun (2) the skip's barking orders again
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Blue Album section of the show really highlighted just how much that record feels like a greatest hits album without skips. Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024 Premium grants unlimited listening on all devices, unlimited song skips, full lyrics, and offline downloads. PCMAG, 30 July 2024 By Matt Fuchs August 1, 2024 2:17 PM EDT My nine-year-old skips, jumps, flails his arms, jumps some more, kicks, skip-jumps, stops by to punch me in the leg, and continues. Matt Fuchs, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024 On mobile, Deezer Free lacks offline downloads and limits you to six skips per hour and 128kbps compressed MP3 streams. PCMAG, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for skip 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skopa to hop

Noun (2)

short for skipper entry 2

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skip was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

skip

1 of 2 verb
skipped; skipping
1
a
: to move or proceed with leaps and bounds
b
: to bounce or cause to bounce off one point after another
skipping stones
c
: to leap over lightly
2
: to leave hurriedly or secretly
skip town
3
a
: to pass over or leave out (as a section, item, or step)
skipped the dull parts of the book
b
: to promote or cause to be promoted to a grade higher than the next grade in school
c
: to fail to attend
skipped the meeting

skip

2 of 2 noun
1
a
: a light bouncing step
b
: a manner of moving by alternating hops and steps
2
: a failure to do something
also : something not done

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