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Meaning of 'skip' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Skip [ n.]
- A basket. See Skep.
- A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.
- An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.
- A charge of sirup in the pans.
- A beehive; a skep.
- A light leap or bound.
- The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
- A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
2 . Skip [ v. i.]
- To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
- Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking, or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; -- often followed by over.
3 . Skip [ v. t.]
- To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.
- To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson.
- To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone.

Meaning of 'skip' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . skip [ v]
Meaning (1):
- intentionally fail to attend
Example in sentence:
  • cut class
Meaning (2):
- bypass
Example in sentence:
  • He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
Meaning (3):
- leave suddenly
Example in sentence:
  • She persuaded him to decamp;
  • skip town
Meaning (4):
- cause to skip over a surface
Example in sentence:
  • Skip a stone across the pond

Nearby Words:

skid skiddaw skidded skidding skidpan skied skieldrake skies skiey skiff

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