Skip Definition
skĭp
skipped, skipping, skips
verb
skipped, skipping, skips
To leap, jump, or spring lightly; specif., to move along by hopping lightly on first one foot and then the other.
Webster's New World
To leap lightly about.
American Heritage
To be deflected from a surface; ricochet.
Webster's New World
To omit attending a session or sessions of (school, church, etc.)
Webster's New World
To pass, or direct the attention, from one point to another, omitting what lies between.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
skips
An act of skipping; leap; spring.
Webster's New World
A skipping gait alternating light hops on each foot.
Webster's New World
A passing over or omitting.
Webster's New World
A control mechanism on an audio or video player that interrupts the playing of a recording and advances or reverses to the beginning of the nearest chapter, track, or other division.
American Heritage
A container for receiving, transporting, and dumping waste materials.
American Heritage
idiom
skip it!
- never mind! it doesn't matter!
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Skip
- skip it!
Origin of Skip
A reference to the television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo; coined and used by Australians (particularly children) of non-British descent to counter derogatory terms aimed at them.
From Wiktionary
Middle English skippen perhaps of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Variant of skep (in its earlier meaning, basket)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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