Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense skips, present participle skipping, past tense, past participle skipped
1. verb
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. [VERB adverb/preposition]
We went skipping down the street arm in arm. [VERB adverb/preposition]
She was skipping to keep up with him. [VERB]
Skip is also a noun.
The boxer gave a little skip as he came out of his corner.
2. verb
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.
[mainly British]
Outside, children were skipping and singing a rhyme. [VERB]
They skip rope and play catch, waiting for the bell. [VERB noun]
skippinguncountable noun
Skipping is one of the most enjoyable aerobic activities.
3. verb
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. [VERB noun]
Her daughter started skipping school. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: miss out, omit, leave out, overlook More Synonyms of skip
4. verb
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. [VERB noun]
Here it must be noted that Cook skips over the ravages inflicted by the conquistadors. [VERB + over]
[Also V + to]
5. verb
If you skipfrom 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. [VERBfrom noun to noun]
6. countable noun
A skip is a large, open, metal container which is used to hold and take away large unwanted items and rubbish.
[British]regional note: in AM, use dumpster
More Synonyms of skip
skip in British English1
(skɪp)
verbWord forms: skips, skipping or skipped
1. (whenintr, often foll by over, along, into, etc)
to spring or move lightly, esp to move by hopping from one foot to the other
2. (intransitive)
to jump over a skipping-rope
3.
to cause (a stone, etc) to bounce or skim over a surface or (of a stone) to move in this way
4.
to omit (intervening matter), as in passing from one part or subject to another
to skip a chapter of a book
5. (intransitive; foll bythrough) informal
to read or deal with quickly or superficially
I skipped through the accounts before dinner
6. (transitive) informal
to miss deliberately
to skip school
7. (transitive) informal, mainly US and Canadian
to leave (a place) in haste or secrecy
to skip town
noun
8.
a skipping movement or gait
9.
the act of passing over or omitting
10. music, US and Canadian another word for leap (sense 10)
11. skip it!
Word origin
C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse skopa to take a run, obsolete Swedish skuppa to skip
skip in British English2
(skɪp)
noun, verbWord forms: skips, skipping or skipped
1. informal short for skipper1
noun
2.
the captain of a curling or bowls team
skip in British English3
(skɪp)
noun British
1.
a large open container for transporting building materials, etc
US equivalent: dumpster
2.
a cage used as a lift in mines, etc
Word origin
C19: variant of skep
skip in British English4
(skɪp)
noun
a college servant, esp of Trinity College, Dublin
Word origin
C17: probably shortened from archaic skip-kennel a footman or lackey (from skip1 + kennel2)
skip in American English1
(skɪp)
verb intransitiveWord forms: skipped or ˈskipping
1.
to leap, jump, or spring lightly; specif., to move along by hopping lightly on first onefoot and then the other
2.
to be deflected from a surface; ricochet
3.
to pass, or direct the attention, from one point to another, omitting what lies between
4. US
to be promoted in school beyond the next regular grade
5. Informal
to leave hurriedly, esp. under questionable circumstances; abscond
verb transitive
6.
to jump or leap lightly over
7.
to pass over or omit, either deliberately or inadvertently
8.
to omit attending a session or sessions of (school, church, etc.)
9.
to cause to skip or ricochet
10. US
a.
to promote (a student) to the grade beyond the next regular one in school
b.
to pass over (the next regular grade)
11. US, Informal
to leave (a town, country, etc.) hurriedly
noun
12.
a.
an act of skipping; leap; spring
b.
a skipping gait alternating light hops on each foot
13.
a passing over or omitting
Idioms:
skip it!
SYNONYMY NOTE: skip1 suggests a springing forward lightly and quickly, leaping on alternate feet, and,of inanimate things, deflection from a surface in a series of jumps; , bound1 implies longer, more vigorous leaps, as in running, or by an elastic object thrownalong the ground; , hop1 suggests a single short jump, as on one leg, or a series of short, relatively jerkyjumps; , ricochet is used of an inanimate object that has been thrown or shot and that bounds or skipsin glancing deflection from a surface
Word origin
ME skippen, prob. < Scand form akin to ON skopa, to jump, run < IE *skeub-, to shoot, throw > shove
skip in American English2
(skɪp)
noun
1.
skipper2
2.
the captain of a lawn bowling team or curling team
verb transitiveWord forms: skipped or ˈskipping
3.
to act as a skip for
Examples of 'skip' in a sentence
skip
There is no way of skipping chapters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We met at one of his legendary house parties and my heart skipped a beat.
The Sun (2014)
She did it again and then did a little skip.
The Sun (2006)
My mum and dad sing but it skipped a generation with me.
The Sun (2011)
She handed me a skipping rope and off we went.
The Sun (2016)
There may be trouble ahead but so far employment has not skipped a beat.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the rubbish skips around the city she found a constant supply of credit cards.
The Sun (2006)
We are all familiar with the syndrome of skipping from one wonder diet to the next.
MacEoin, Beth Healthy By Nature (1994)
You feel better if you skip a meal.
Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)
They made my heart skip a beat!
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is possible we might skip a generation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Make sure the skipping rope is the right length.
The Sun (2010)
There is no better feeling in a horse than when he springs and skips along on fast ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In previous years judges have admitted that they skipped some chapters if they knew that they disliked a book.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We didn't expect people to jump in the skip.
The Sun (2010)
But she is very strong and she runs gracefully and quickly, skipping off the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was just a hop, skip and a jump after that.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Last week, she spent the day in a rubbish skip to promote a drinks brand.
The Sun (2014)
We too often skip past this part and get to the good stuff: the forgiveness.
Christianity Today (2000)
A little hop and skip of delight showed that the moment of crisis had passed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And the crowd that came to see the show will have caused the accountants' hearts to skip a beat.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I often see portable loos outside homes, along with the skip.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Word lists with
skip
America
In other languages
skip
British English: skip /skɪp/ VERB
with feet If you skip along, you move along jumping from one foot to the other.
We skipped down the street.
American English: skip
Arabic: يَقْفِزُ
Brazilian Portuguese: saltar
Chinese: 跳过
Croatian: skakutati
Czech: poskakovat
Danish: springe over
Dutch: hinkelen
European Spanish: brincar
Finnish: hyppiä
French: sautiller
German: hüpfen
Greek: παραλείπω
Italian: saltare
Japanese: 飛び跳ねる
Korean: ...을 가볍게 뛰어넘다
Norwegian: hoppe over
Polish: opuścić
European Portuguese: saltar
Romanian: a o întinde
Russian: пропускать
Latin American Spanish: brincar
Swedish: hoppa
Thai: กระโดด
Turkish: atlamak
Ukrainian: стрибати
Vietnamese: nhảy lò cò
British English: skip /skɪp/ VERB
not have If you skip something, you decide not to do it.
Don't skip breakfast.
American English: skip
Arabic: يَتَخَطَّى
Brazilian Portuguese: pular
Chinese: 略过
Croatian: preskakati
Czech: vynechat
Danish: springe over
Dutch: overslaan
European Spanish: saltarse
Finnish: jättää väliin
French: ignorerlaisser de côté
German: auslassen
Greek: παραλείπω
Italian: saltare
Japanese: ･･･を意図的にしない
Korean: 거르다
Norwegian: hoppe over
Polish: omijać
European Portuguese: saltar
Romanian: a omite
Russian: пропустить
Latin American Spanish: omitir
Swedish: hoppa över
Thai: ข้าม งด
Turkish: atlamak
Ukrainian: пропускати
Vietnamese: bỏ
All related terms of 'skip'
hit-skip
→ hit-and-run (sense 1 )
skip it!
it doesn't matter !
skip off
to leave work, school, etc, early or without authorization
skip rope
A skip rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise or play with it by turning it around and around and jumping over it.
skip zone
a region surrounding a broadcasting station that cannot receive transmissions either directly or by reflection off the ionosphere
skip tracer
a person employed to search for missing debtors or defendants who have absconded whilst on bail
skip distance
the shortest distance between a transmitter and a receiver that will permit reception of radio waves of a specified frequency by one reflection from the ionosphere
skip-tooth saw
a saw with alternate teeth absent
hop, skip, and jump
a short distance
a hop, skip, and a jump
if one thing is only a hop , skip , and a jump away from another, they are very close together or very closely linked
hop, step, and jump
a short distance
Chinese translation of 'skip'
skip
(skɪp)
vi
(= hop) 蹦跳 (bèngtiào)
(esp Brit, with rope) 跳绳(繩) (tiàoshéng)
美 = skip rope
vt
(= miss)
[lunch, lecture]故意不做 (gùyì bù zuò)
[school]逃学(學) (táoxué)
[boring parts] (also skip over) 略过(過) (lüèguò)
n(c)
(= movement) 蹦跳 (bèngtiào)
(Brit, = container) 无盖用以装运工地废料的废料桶
美 = Dumpster®
1 (verb)
Definition
to move lightly by hopping from one foot to the other
She was skipping along the pavement.
Synonyms
hop
I hopped down three steps.
dance
He danced off down the road.
bob
Balloons bobbed about in the sky.
trip
They tripped along without a care in the world.
bounce
Moira bounced into the office.
caper
The children were capering about, shouting and laughing.
prance
The cheerleaders pranced on the far side of the pitch.
cavort
children cavorting on the sand
frisk
creatures that grunted and frisked about
gambol
children gambolling in the fields
2 (verb)
Definition
to pass over or miss out
It is important not to skip meals.
Synonyms
miss out
omit
Our apologies for omitting your name from the article.
leave out
overlook
We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our health.
pass over
eschew
He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.
forgo
skim over
give (something) a miss
3 (verb)
Definition
to miss deliberately
(informal)
Her daughter started skipping school.
Synonyms
miss
We missed our swimming lesson last week.
cut (informal)
bunk off (slang)
play truant from
wag (dialect)
skive off
play hookey from (US, informal)
dog it or dog off (dialect)
Seejig
Synonyms of 'skip'
skip
Explore 'skip' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cavort
Definition
to skip about
children cavorting on the sand
Synonyms
frolic,
sport,
romp,
caper,
prance,
frisk,
gambol,
caracole
in the sense of dance
Definition
to skip or leap
He danced off down the road.
Synonyms
caper,
trip,
spring,
jump,
bound,
leap,
bounce,
hop,
skip,
romp,
frolic,
cavort,
gambol
in the sense of eschew
Definition
to avoid doing or being involved in (something disliked or harmful)
He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.
Synonyms
avoid,
give up,
abandon,
have nothing to do with,
shun,
elude,
renounce,
refrain from,
forgo,
abstain from,
fight shy of,
forswear,
abjure,
kick (informal),
swear off,
give a wide berth to,
keep or steer clear of
in the sense of frisk
Definition
to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner
creatures that grunted and frisked about
Synonyms
frolic,
play,
sport,
dance,
trip,
jump,
bounce,
hop,
skip,
romp,
caper,
prance,
cavort,
gambol,
rollick,
curvet
in the sense of gambol
Definition
to jump about playfully
children gambolling in the fields
Synonyms
frolic,
jump,
hop,
skip,
romp,
lark,
caper,
prance,
cavort,
frisk,
curvet,
cut a caper
in the sense of omit
Definition
to fail to include
Our apologies for omitting your name from the article.
Synonyms
leave out,
miss (out),
drop,
exclude,
eliminate,
skip,
give (something) a miss (informal)
in the sense of overlook
Definition
to fail to notice (something)
We overlook all sorts of warning signals about our health.
Synonyms
miss,
forget,
neglect,
omit,
disregard,
pass over,
fail to notice,
leave undone,
slip up on,
leave out of consideration
in the sense of prance
The cheerleaders pranced on the far side of the pitch.
Synonyms
dance,
bound,
leap,
trip,
spring,
jump,
skip,
romp,
caper,
cavort,
frisk,
gambol,
cut a rug (informal)
in the sense of trip
Definition
to walk lightly and quickly, with a dancelike motion