skipped; skipping
1
a
: to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
b
: to bound off one point after another : ricochet
2
: to leave hurriedly or secretly
skipped out without paying their bill
3
a
: to pass over or omit an interval, item, or step
b
: to omit a grade in school in advancing to the next
c
1
a
: to pass over without notice or mention : omit
skipped her name
b
: to pass by or leave out (a step in a progression or series)
2
a
: 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
4
a
: to depart from quickly and secretly
skipped town
b
: to fail to attend or participate in
skip the tournament
1
a
: a light bounding step
b
: a gait composed of alternating hops and steps
2
: an act of omission or the thing omitted
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
Synonyms
Examples of skip in a Sentence
Verb (1)
children skipping along the woodland path
the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach
the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor
Noun (2)
the skip's barking orders again
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The service has no skip limitations, which is a nice touch.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
Pocan, along with Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District Rep. Gwen Moore, skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress earlier this year.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Anyone offended by an f-bomb—or dozens of them—might want to give this one a skip.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
The service has no skip limitations, which is a nice touch.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
To keep it vegan, skip the dollop of yogurt on top and add a swirl of olive oil instead.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
Pocan, along with Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District Rep. Gwen Moore, skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress earlier this year.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Skip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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skip
1 of 2 verb
skipped; skipping
1
a
: to move or proceed with leaps and bounds
b
: to bounce or cause to bounce off one point after another
skipping stones
c
: to leap over lightly
2
: to leave hurriedly or secretly
skip town
3
a
: to pass over or leave out (as a section, item, or step)
skipped the dull parts of the book
b
: to promote or cause to be promoted to a grade higher than the next grade in school
c
: to fail to attend
skipped the meeting
skip
2 of 2 noun1
a
: a light bouncing step
b
: a manner of moving by alternating hops and steps
2
: a failure to do something
also
: something not done
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