\ ˈskip 
\
\skipped; skipping
Definition of skip
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a : 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
3a : to pass over or omit an interval, item, or step
b : to omit a grade in school in advancing to the next
c : misfire sense 1
1a : 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)
2a : 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
4a : to depart from quickly and secretly
skipped town
b : to fail to attend or participate in
skip the tournament
skip bail skip rope
: to jump bail
: to use a jump rope (as for exercise or a game)
skip
noun (1)Definition of skip (Entry 2 of 4)
1a : a light bounding step
b : a gait composed of alternating hops and steps
2 : an act of omission or the thing omitted
skip
noun (2)Definition of skip (Entry 3 of 4)
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 : skipper entry 2
skip
verb (2)skipped; skipping
Definition of skip (Entry 4 of 4)
: to act as skipper of
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Verb (1)
skippable \ ˈski-pə-bəl \ adjective
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verb\ ˈskip \
\skipped; skipping
Kids Definition of skip
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to move by taking short light steps and jumps
2 : to pass over or omit an item, space, or step
I think you skipped a page.
3 : to leap over lightly and nimbly
4 : to fail to attend or do
Everyone in the class seemed perfectly willing to skip arithmetic for one morning.— E. B. White, Stuart Little
5 : to bound or cause to bound off one point after another : skim We were skipping stones on the pond.
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nounKids Definition of skip (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : a light bounding step
2 : a way of moving by hops and steps
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The first known use of skip was in the 14th century
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