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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
An employee skipped the sanitizing part of ware washing of several bowls used from the cook’s line. — Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 This move sparked rumors of a rift, which intensified after Earle skipped Unwell’s Super Bowl party during the 2025 Super Bowl weekend. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
Mason was funny, goofy and crazy in all the right ways; he will be remembered for singing and dancing around the house with a wide smile on his face and a skip in his step. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Podnews calculated that skipping a typical ad break previously required nine presses of the 15-second skip button, plus a correction tap after overshooting. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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
  • Cats might hop onto counters and knock over dishes, so keep them out of the way, Dresser said.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As part of their ordeal, Ben and his girls have been hopping into their 2015 Kia Sedona every couple weeks to drive the 265 miles from Otis for lengthy visits.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hop
Verb
  • Clear information gives everyone a fair chance to ask questions and prevents resentment from filling in the missing details.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The 3-1 margin of victory could have been wider had City not at times missed that final bit of polish at Joie Stadium.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of miss
Verb
  • Bouwman went in to clear a bouncing ball with his head before Van Bommel jumped into the challenge and his back connected with force with the Netherlands youth international in the air.
    — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Darian Orduno bounced her baby boy on her chest, looking down at his thick black hair and bright eyes.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of bounce
Noun
  • The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Then Troy tells Susan — the drone commander on shift — to have everyone gassed and shot.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of commander
Verb
  • Ultimately, the human element can’t be ignored, but the NBA is a business.
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But for now, let’s all giggle at how fully Naheim ignored Bryan when going to congratulate Jude.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignore
Verb
  • Williams, meanwhile, has rebounded from the worst start of his season to deliver a pair of gems.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebound
Noun
  • Fellow team captain Cam Bynum, however, took full responsibility.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The easy thing as a captain of this team, we all are built like that.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of captain
Noun
  • Steele, long-serving skipper Lewis Dunk and Pascal Gross are the only players left from that group.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Jensen celebrated with his teammates as Marlins skipper Clayton McCullough sought an explanation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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