26984 words

skip

14 definitions • 26 examples
1
to move lightly and quickly, making a small jump after each step:

Examples:

skip down She watched her little granddaughter skip down the path.
skip about The lambs were skipping about in the field.
2
to jump lightly over a rope that is held in both your hands, or by two other people, and turned repeatedly under your legs and over your head :
3
to jump lightly over a rope that is held in both your hands, or by two other people, and turned repeatedly under your legs and over your head:

Examples:

Skip rope rapidly for five minutes.
We used to skip rope and play jacks after school.
The children in the schoolyard skipped rope in groups of three.
4
to leave one thing or place, especially quickly, in order to go to another:

Examples:

skip (over) This part of the book isn't very interesting, so I'm going to skip (over) it.
skip from something to something The teacher kept skipping from one subject to another so it was difficult to follow what he was saying.
skip over/across/off UK We're skipping over/across/off (= making a quick journey) to France for the day.
skip the country The police think that the bank robbers must have skipped (= left) the country by now.
skip off/out UK She skipped off/out (= left quickly and/or secretly) without saying goodbye.
5
to not do or not have something that you usually do or that you should do; to avoid:

Examples:

skip lunch I'm trying to lose weight, so I'm skipping (= not eating) lunch today.
skip school US Should parents have to pay if their child skips school?
skip class US I skipped class and went to the park instead.
6
to throw a flat stone horizontally over water so that it touches and rises off the surface several times:

Examples:

7
a large metal container into which people put unwanted objects or building or garden waste, and which is brought to and taken away from a place by a special truck when people ask for it
8

Examples:

She gave a little skip of joy.
9
a person who has disappeared, especially someone who owes money:

Examples:

In this case, the bounty hunters claimed that they were pursuing a skip but had accidentally raided the wrong address.
10
the captain (= head) of a sports team, especially in curling (= a game played on ice) and bowls (= a game played on grass):

Examples:

Her selection as skip of the women's team came as no surprise to those in the sport.
She was named skip of the bowling fours.
Skip, are you sure this is the right decision?
11
to move lightly and quickly, esp. with small dancing or jumping steps:

Examples:

He skipped off to school.
12
to leave a place quickly:

Examples:

[ T ] Mark took the money and then skipped town.
13
to not do or have something; avoid:

Examples:

14
a large metal container used for getting rid of rubbish, old building materials, etc. Skips are removed using a truck:

Examples:

Most of the waste was thrown into a skip.

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