Definition of skip
skipped
;skipping
intransitive verb
1a : to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skipb : 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 stepb : to omit a grade in school in advancing to the nextc : misfire 1
transitive verb
1a : to pass over without notice or mention : omit skipped her nameb : 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 townb : to fail to attend or participate in skip the tournament
skip bail
: to jump bail
skip rope
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Origin and Etymology of skip
Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skopa to hop
skip
Definition of skip
1a : a light bounding stepb : a gait composed of alternating hops and steps
2 : an act of omission or the thing omitted
First Known Use of skip
15th century
skip
Definition of skip
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 : 2skipper
Origin and Etymology of skip
short for 2skipper
First Known Use of skip
1900
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Definition of skip for Students
skipped
;skipping
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.
Definition of skip for Students
1 : a light bounding step
2 : a way of moving by hops and steps
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