Canadian English Meaning of skip

skip

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Definitions and Meaning of skip in English

Wordnet

skip (n)

a gait in which steps and hops alternate

a mistake resulting from neglect

Wordnet

skip (v)

bypass

intentionally fail to attend

jump lightly

leave suddenly

bound off one point after another

cause to skip over a surface

Webster

skip (n.)

A basket. See Skep.

A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.

An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.

A charge of sirup in the pans.

A beehive; a skep.

A light leap or bound.

The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.

A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.

Webster

skip (v. i.)

To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.

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

skip (v. t.)

To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.

To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson.

To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone.

FAQs About the word skip

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a gait in which steps and hops alternate, a mistake resulting from neglect, bypass, intentionally fail to attend, jump lightly, leave suddenly, bound off one po

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