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What does “skip” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“skip” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a gait in which steps and hops alternate.

skip

noun

  1. a gait in which steps and hops alternate

  2. a mistake resulting from neglect

    Synonymsomission

verb

  1. bypass

    “He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”

    Synonymsjumppass overskip over

  2. intentionally fail to attend

    “cut class”

    Synonymscut

  3. jump lightly

    Synonymshophop-skip

  4. leave suddenly

    “She persuaded him to decamp”

    “skip town”

    Synonymsdecampvamoose

  5. bound off one point after another

    Synonymsbound off

  6. cause to skip over a surface

    “Skip a stone across the pond”

    Synonymsskimskitter

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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