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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SKIP, v.i. To leap; to bound; to spring; as a goat or lamb.
To skip over, to pass without notice; to omit.
SKIP, v.t. To pass over or by; to omit; to miss.
SKIP, n. A leap; a bound; a spring.
SKIP'-JACK, n. An upstart.
SKIP'-KENNEL, n. A lackey; a footboy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a gait in which steps and hops alternate
2: a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: omission, skip] v
1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: jump, pass over, skip, skip over]
2: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: cut, skip]
3: jump lightly [syn: hop, skip, hop-skip]
4: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: decamp, skip, vamoose]
5: bound off one point after another [syn: skip, bound off]
6: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: skim, skip, skitter]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (skipped; skipping) Etymology: Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skopa to hop Date: 14th century intransitive verb 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. misfire 1 transitive verb 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> <skip the meeting> • skippable adjective II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a light bounding step b. a gait composed of alternating hops and steps 2. an act of omission or the thing omitted III. noun Etymology: short for ²skipper Date: 1830 1. the captain of a side in a game (as curling or lawn bowling) who advises the team as to the play and controls the action 2. skipper II IV. transitive verb (skipped; skipping) Date: 1900 to act as skipper of

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (skipped, skipping) 1 intr. a move along lightly, esp. by taking two steps with each foot in turn. b jump lightly from the ground, esp. so as to clear a skipping-rope. c jump about, gambol, caper, frisk. 2 intr. (often foll. by from, off, to) move quickly from one point, subject, or occupation to another; be desultory. 3 tr. (also absol.) omit in dealing with a series or in reading (skip every tenth row; always skips the small print). 4 tr. colloq. not participate in. 5 tr. colloq. depart quickly from; leave hurriedly. 6 intr. (often foll. by out, off) colloq. make off, disappear. 7 tr. make (a stone) ricochet on the surface of water. --n. 1 a skipping movement or action. 2 Computing the action of passing over part of a sequence of data or instructions. 3 US colloq. a person who defaults or absconds. Phrases and idioms: skip it sl. 1 abandon a topic etc. 2 make off, disappear. skipping-rope (US skip-rope) a length of rope revolved over the head and under the feet while jumping as a game or exercise. skip zone the annular region round a broadcasting station where neither direct nor reflected waves are received. Etymology: ME, prob. f. Scand. 2. n. 1 a large container for builders' refuse etc. 2 a cage, bucket, etc., in which men or materials are lowered and raised in mines and quarries. 3 = SKEP. Etymology: var. of SKEP 3. n. & v. --n. the captain or director of a side at bowls or curling. --v.tr. (skipped, skipping) be the skip of. Etymology: abbr. of SKIPPER(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skip Skip, v. t. 1. To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope. 2. To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson. They who have a mind to see the issue may skip these two chapters. --Bp. Burnet. 3. To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skip Skip, n. 1. A light leap or bound. 2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part. 3. (Mus.) A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once. --Busby. Skip kennel, a lackey; a footboy. [Slang.] --Swift. Skip mackerel. (Zo["o]l.) See Bluefish, 1.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skip Skip, n. [See Skep.] 1. A basket. See Skep. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 2. A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories. 3. (Mining) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock. 4. (Sugar Manuf.) A charge of sirup in the pans. 5. A beehive; a skep.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skip Skip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Skipping.] [OE. skippen, of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. skopa run, skoppa to spin like a top, OSw. & dial. Sw. skimmpa to run, skimpa, skompa, to hop, skip; or Ir. sgiob to snatch, Gael. sgiab to start or move suddenly, to snatch, W. ysgipio to snatch.] 1. To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit. The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? --Pope. So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and frisking fantastically. --Hawthorne. 2. Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking, or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; -- often followed by over.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hop Hop, n. 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] Hop, skip (or step), and jump, a game or athletic sport in which the participants cover as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in succession.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(skips, skipping, skipped) 1. If you skip along, you move almost as if you are dancing, with a series of little jumps from one foot to the other. They saw the man with a little girl skipping along behind him... She was skipping to keep up with him. VERB: V adv/prep, V • Skip is also a noun. The boxer gave a little skip as he came out of his corner. N-COUNT 2. When someone skips, they jump up and down over a rope which they or two other people are holding at each end and turning round and round. In American English, you say that someone skips rope. Outside, children were skipping and singing a rhyme... They skip rope and play catch, waiting for the bell. VERB: V, V n • skipping Skipping is one of the most enjoyable aerobic activities. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you skip something that you usually do or something that most people do, you decide not to do it. It is important not to skip meals... Her daughter started skipping school. = miss VERB: V n, V n 4. If you skip or skip over a part of something you are reading or a story you are telling, you miss it out or pass over it quickly and move on to something else. You might want to skip the exercises in this chapter... She reinvented her own life story, skipping over the war years when she had a German lover. VERB: V n, V over/to n 5. If you skip from one subject or activity to another, you move quickly from one to the other although there is no obvious connection between them. She kept up a continuous chatter, skipping from one subject to the next. = jump VERB: V from n to n 6. A skip is a large, open, metal container which is used to hold and take away large unwanted items and rubbish. (BRIT; in AM, use dumpster) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Leap, jump, bound, spring, hop, caper. II. v. a. Disregard, omit, neglect, miss, skip over, pass without notice. III. n. Leap, jump, bound, spring, hop, caper.

Moby Thesaurus

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