What does skip mean? | Best 64 Definitions of Skip

Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority. noun. 0. HomeDictionaryMeanings Skip Skipdefinitionskĭp Filters  (0) Meanings Synonyms Sentences Wordsform: skipped skipping skips SeewordoriginFrequency:Acontainerforreceiving,transporting,anddumpingwastematerials.noun224Tobounceoverorbedeflectedfromasurface;skimorricochet.Threwthestonesoitskippedoverthewater.verb112Topassfrompointtopoint,omittingordisregardingwhatintervenes.Skippedthroughthelisthurriedly;skippingoverthedullpassagesinthenovel.verb82Toleap,jump,orspringlightly;specif.,tomovealongbyhoppinglightlyonfirstonefootandthentheother.verb51Tobepromotedinschoolbeyondthenextregularclassorgrade.verb40 Advertisement (informal)Toleavehastily;abscond.Skippedoutoftown.verb30Tobepromotedinschoolbeyondthenextregulargrade.verb30Tomisfire.Usedofanengine.verb10(informal)Toleavehastily.Thefugitiveskippedtown.verb10(informal)Tofailtoattend.Weskippedscienceclassagain.verb10 Advertisement Tofailtoplaybackaportionoftherecording,esp.asaresultofthetonearmstrikingasurfaceimperfection.verb10Skipmeansaleap,jumporhop,orisslangforthecaptainofaboat,curlingteamorlawnbowlingteam.Anexampleofaskipisamovementonahopscotchboard.Anexampleofaskipisaship'scaptain.noun00Skipisdefinedastoleaporjump,ormovetheattentionfromonepointtoanotherpoint.Anexampleofskipistolightlyhopdownthestreet.Anexampleofskipistopassoverafewpagesofabookandtomisscertainsections.verb00Toleaplightlyabout.verb00Toleaporjumplightlyover.Skiprope.verb00 Advertisement Tocausetobouncelightlyoverasurface;skim.verb00Tobepromotedbeyond(thenextgradeorlevel).verb00Topassoverwithoutmentioning;omit.Skippedtheminordetailsofthestory.verb00Tomissoromitasoneinaseries.Myheartskippedabeat.verb00Aleapingorjumpingmovement,especiallyagaitinwhichhopsandstepsalternate.noun00 Advertisement Anactofpassingoversomething;anomission.noun00Acontrolmechanismonanaudioorvideoplayerthatinterruptstheplayingofarecordingandadvancesorreversestothebeginningofthenearestchapter,track,orotherdivision.noun00Tobedeflectedfromasurface;ricochet.verb00Topass,ordirecttheattention,fromonepointtoanother,omittingwhatliesbetween.verb00(informal)Toleavehurriedly,esp.underquestionablecircumstances;abscond.verb00 Advertisement Tojumporleaplightlyover.verb00Topassoveroromit,eitherdeliberatelyorinadvertently.verb00Toomitattendingasessionorsessionsof(school,church,etc.)verb00Tocausetoskiporricochet.verb00(informal)Toleave(atown,country,etc.)hurriedly.verb00 Advertisement Topromote(astudent)tothegradebeyondthenextregularoneinschool.verb00Topassover(thenextregulargrade)verb00Apassingoveroromitting.noun00Anactofskipping;leap;spring.noun00Askippinggaitalternatinglighthopsoneachfoot.noun00 Advertisement Skipper.noun00Thecaptainofalawnbowlingteamorcurlingteam.noun00Toactascaptainfor(abowlingorcurlingteam)verb00Skywavepropagationofradiosignals.Seealsoskywave.00(intransitive)Tomovebyhoppingonalternatefeet.Shewillskipfromoneendofthesidewalktotheother.verb00 Advertisement (intransitive)Toleapaboutlightly.verb00(intransitive)Toskim,ricochetorbounceoverasurface.Therockwillskipacrossthepond.verb00Tothrow(something),makingitskim,ricochet,orbounceoverasurface.IbetIcanskipthisrocktotheothersideofthepond.verb00Todisregard,missoromitpartofacontinuation(someitemorstage).Myheartwillskipabeat.Iwillreadmostofthebook,butskipthefirstchapterbecausethevideocoveredit.verb00Toplaceaniteminaskip.verb00 Advertisement (informal)Nottoattend(someevent,especiallyaclassorameeting).Yeah,IreallyshouldgotothequarterlymeetingbutIthinkI'mgoingtoskipit.verb00(informal)Toleave;as,toskiptown,toskipthecountry.verb00Toleaplightlyover.Toskiptherope.verb00Tojumprope.Thegirlswereskippingintheplayground.verb00Aleaping,jumpingorskippingmovement.noun00 Advertisement Theactofpassingoveranintervalfromonethingtoanother;anomissionofapart.noun00(music)Apassagefromonesoundtoanotherbymorethanadegreeatonce.noun00Apersonwhoattemptstodisappearsoasnottobefound.noun00(Australia,NewZealand,UK)Alargeopen-toppedrubbishbin,designedtobeliftedontothebackofatrucktotakeawaybothbinandcontents.Seealsoskep.noun00(mining)Atransportationcontainerinamine,usuallyfororeormullock.noun00(UK,Scotland,dialect)Askep,orbasket.noun00Awheeledbasketusedincottonfactories.noun00(sugarmanufacture)Achargeofsyrupinthepans.noun00Abeehive.noun00Shortforskipper,themasterorcaptainofaship,orotherpersoninauthority.noun00(curling)Theplayerwhocallstheshotsandtraditionallythrowsthelasttworocks.noun00(Australia,slang)AnAustralianofAnglo-Celticdescent.noun00Tomovebyhoppingononefootandthentheother.verb01skipit!nevermind!itdoesn'tmatter!idiom00 OtherWordForms Noun Singular: skip Plural: skips IdiomsandPhrasalVerbs skipit!MiddleEnglishskippenperhapsofScandinavianorigin From AmericanHeritageDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,5thEditionVariantofskep(initsearliermeaning,basket) From AmericanHeritageDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,5thEditionAreferencetothetelevisionseriesSkippytheBushKangaroo;coinedandusedbyAustralians(particularlychildren)ofnon-Britishdescenttocounterderogatorytermsaimedatthem. From WiktionarySkipSentenceExamplesComeon,let'sskiponhome.IdolovetorunandhopandskipwithRobertinbrightwarmsun.Thistypeofskipcomesupallthetime.MaybewecanallsavesometimeifweskipthepartwhereyouaskthequestionsandIjustgoaheadandanswerthem.Hesaysnobodyintheirrightmindwouldskipoutonher.MoresentencesRelatedarticlesHowtoWriteaLetterBalancedandUnbalancedForcesintheWorldAroundYouRulesforCombiningSentencesSlipperySlopeExamplesinRealLifeDuetovs.Becauseof:DistinctionsandProperUseAlsoMentionedInzaplink¹friskMixedModeCDplay-hookyskip-tracingca·per¹skit·terskippedskiptWordsnearskipintheDictionaryskiorienteeringskipantsskipatrolskipatrollerskinwoolskin-upskin-wormskinwalkerskiophyteskip Filter