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verb

ˈskip How to pronounce skip (audio)
Definition of skipnext
1
as in to hop
to move with a light springing step children skipping along the woodland path

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2
as in to miss
to fail to attend the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach

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3
as in to bounce
to strike and fly off at an angle the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor

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skip

2 of 2

noun

as in commander
a person in overall command of a ship the skip's barking orders again

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Recent Examples of skip
Verb
But the politics rests on an economic question the coverage has mostly skipped. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Commerce production assistant Hailey Roy, who has 3C curls, actually skips a hot tool altogether. — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
Basic is the free tier that offers 128Kbps audio, a six-song skip limit, and core listening options. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026 Some coding tools call these auto-run, skip-permissions or unrestricted modes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip
  1. hop
  2. miss
  3. bounce
  4. commander
  5. ignore
  6. rebound
  7. captain
  8. skipper
Verb
  • Bavik keeps things classic, brewing with 100% malt and aroma hops, then letting the beer chill out for an extended cold maturation.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To descend to the pitch-black floor of a crater, Chang’e-7 will deploy a novel hopping probe.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hop
Verb
  • The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • L’Agence’s offering always delivers head-turning pieces, grounded by crisp shirting that never misses.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of miss
Verb
  • That mattered because Baz, while facing Caminero, bounced a pitch, allowing Diaz to race home.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But Dorsey’s Jesus Jimenez blocks the punt and Henry Badge picks up the bouncing ball in the end zone with no time left for a 19-14 win.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of bounce
Noun
  • Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rezaei was a senior commander during the war with Iraq in the 1980s — a foundational moment in the creation of the Islamic Republic.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of commander
Verb
  • DeGravelles, who is based in Louisiana where Mohammed had been held, said harsher sanctions would be warranted if his orders continued to go ignored.
    — CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Lúcia added the Maria da Penha law needed updating because violence against women in Brazil is also a matter of power and as many femicides take place out of women’s homes in situations that are reported to police but ignored.
    — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignore
Verb
  • China’s workhorse Long March rocket family appears to be rebounding quickly from a rare launch failure August 10.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Hiring there and in the East Bay helped the broader Bay Area gain 2,300 jobs, rebounding from a loss of 5,600 in June, according to the state Employment Development Department.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebound
Noun
  • Sunday’s tragedy comes just days after a Florida Keys charter fishing boat captain was hospitalized after being hit by a lightning bolt on Florida Bay.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Reed especially faces little resistance until the big showdown against the captain, during which that denim jacket finally gets a stain.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of captain
Noun
  • But maybe that low point and the unexpected departure of Stokes and the return of Joe Root as Test captain ahead of the white-ball skipper has proved a turning point for one of the most gifted but infuriating batters of his generation.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Replay showed the skipper taking mild exception to a low, first-pitch strike call on García with two out, but Carapazza, following a handful of ABS challenges earlier in the game, gave Boone a quick hook nonetheless.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of skipper

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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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