skip
1to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
to pass from one point, thing, subject, etc., to another, disregarding or omitting what intervenes: He skipped through the book quickly.
to go away hastily and secretly; flee without notice.
Education. to be advanced two or more classes or grades at once.
to ricochet or bounce along a surface: The stone skipped over the lake.
to jump lightly over: The horse skipped the fence.
to pass over without reading, noting, acting, etc.: He skipped the bad parts.
to miss or omit (one of a repeated series of rhythmic actions): My heart skipped a beat.
to be absent from; avoid attendance at: to skip a school class.
to send (a missile) ricocheting along a surface.
Informal. to leave hastily and secretly or to flee from (a place): They skipped town.
a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce.
a gait marked by such jumps.
a passing from one point or thing to another, with disregard of what intervenes: a quick skip through Europe.
Music. a melodic interval greater than a second.
a natural depression below the surface of a planed board.
Informal. a person who has absconded in order to avoid paying debts or meeting other financial responsibilities.
skip out on, Informal. to flee or abandon; desert: He skipped out on his wife and two children.
Origin of skip
1synonym study For skip
Other words for skip
Other words from skip
- skip·ping·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with skip
Other definitions for skip (2 of 3)
the captain of a curling or bowling team.
Informal. skipper1 (def. 1).
to serve as skip of (a curling or bowling team).
Informal. skipper1 (def. 3).
Origin of skip
2How to use skip in a sentence
But asked to recall specific ads, the one that sticks with them says Hagan “skipped votes to go to a fundraiser.”
He was out on bail awaiting a sentencing hearing when he skipped town last.
The story gets out that Obama skipped his usual afternoon dose of caffeine heading toward the U.N. meeting.
Obama, the Coffee Salute, and the Dementia on the Right | Sally Kohn | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Moravians skipped Fourth of July celebrations for a few years after that, but they soon revived them.
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists | Linda C. Brinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey apparently skipped over some key sections, such as the New Testament.
While Norman set to work as pioneer, some skipped about in wild ecstasy, and Ethel knelt down to peer into the hole.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeStages may be skipped, several forms of delusions may become prominent in the life of the individual at about the same time.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe latter still fought desperately, losing 200 prisoners, and over 70 of his men killed or wounded, and skipped away.
Small timber they skipped, large timber they sawed high, tops they left rather than trim them into logs.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteYes; I remember now; you came home from Colorado and said hello and skipped the next morning.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for skip (1 of 4)
/ (skɪp) /
(when intr, often foll by over, along, into, etc) to spring or move lightly, esp to move by hopping from one foot to the other
(intr) to jump over a skipping-rope
to cause (a stone, etc) to bounce or skim over a surface or (of a stone) to move in this way
to omit (intervening matter), as in passing from one part or subject to another: he skipped a chapter of the book
(intr foll by through) informal to read or deal with quickly or superficially: he skipped through the accounts before dinner
(tr) informal to miss deliberately: to skip school
(tr) informal, mainly US and Canadian to leave (a place) in haste or secrecy: to skip town
a skipping movement or gait
the act of passing over or omitting
music, US and Canadian another word for leap (def. 10)
skip it! informal it doesn't matter!
Origin of skip
1- See also skip off
British Dictionary definitions for skip (2 of 4)
/ (skɪp) /
the captain of a curling or bowls team
British Dictionary definitions for skip (3 of 4)
/ (skɪp) /
a large open container for transporting building materials, etc
a cage used as a lift in mines, etc
Origin of skip
3British Dictionary definitions for skip (4 of 4)
/ (skɪp) /
a college servant, esp of Trinity College, Dublin
Origin of skip
4Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with skip
In addition to the idioms beginning with skip
- skip bail
- skip it
- skip out
also see:
- heart misses (skips) a beat
- hop, skip, and a jump
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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