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skip

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To move by hopping on alternate feet.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈskɪp

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To move by hopping on alternate feet.

  2. intransitive

    To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.

  3. Jump lightly

  4. intransitive

    To leap about lightly.

  5. transitive

    To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).

  6. Intentionally fail to attend

noun

  1. A leaping or jumping movement; the action of one who skips.

  2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.

  3. commonwealthukireland

    A large container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents, or to be picked up by hydraulic arms so that its contents can be dumped into the truck.

  4. A wheeled basket chiefly used in textile factories.

  5. A skipper; the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.

  6. sometimes as a term of address

    The captain of a sports team.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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Inflected forms

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  • skippernounInflected form

    A student who fails to attend classes.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • skip oververbCompound term

    Bypass.

  • skip ropenounCompound term

    A length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it.

  • skip townverbCompound term

    Disappear without notifying anyone (idiom).

  • skipping ropenounCompound term

    A length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it.

  • skip-bombverbCompound term

    Attack with delayed release bombs.

  • skip distancenounCompound term

    The shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere.

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Synonyms

verb

Sense: to move by hopping on alternate feet

skitterRarepass over

noun

Sense: leaping or jumping movement

jumpskitterRare

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