skip

play

verb \ˈskip\

Definition of skip

skipped

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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

skippable

play \ˈski-pə-bəl\ adjective

skip bail

: to jump bail

skip rope

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

Origin and Etymology of skip

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

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First Known Use: 14th century

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skip

noun

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

noun

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

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First Known Use: 1830

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skip

verb

Definition of skip

skipped

;

skipping

transitive verb
: to act as skipper of

First Known Use of skip

1900

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skip

play

verb \ˈskip\

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.