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skip


Main Entry: 1skip
Pronunciation: \ˈskip\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): skipped; skip·ping
Etymology: Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dial. skopa to hop
Date: 14th century

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 c : misfire 1transitive 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> <skip the meeting>

skip·pa·ble \ˈski-pə-bəl\ adjective

skip bail : to jump bail

skip rope : to use a jump rope (as for exercise or a game)


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