Looking for the meaning of the word SKIP in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SKIP with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Skip
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin
skɪp
move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce
Short Definition:move along lightly, stepping from one foot to other with hop
Examples:- she began to skip down the path
jump over a rope which is held at both ends by oneself or two other people and turned repeatedly over the head and under the feet, as a game or for exercise
Short Definition:jump over rope which is held at both ends by oneself or two other people and turned repeatedly over head and under feet
Examples:- training was centred on running and skipping
omit (part of a book that one is reading, or a stage in a sequence that one is following)
Short Definition:omit
Examples:- the video manual allows the viewer to skip sections he's not interested in
fail to attend or deal with as appropriate; miss
Short Definition:fail to attend or deal with as appropriate
Examples:- I wanted to skip my English lesson to visit my mother
- try not to skip breakfast
throw (a stone) so that it ricochets off the surface of water
Short Definition:throw stone so that it ricochets off surface of water
Examples:- they skipped stones across the creek
Word: Skip
Speech Type: Noun
skɪp
a light, bouncing step; a skipping movement
Short Definition:light, bouncing step
Examples:- he moved with a strange, dancing skip
an act of passing over part of a sequence of data or instructions.
Short Definition:act of passing over part of sequence of data or instructions
a person who is missing, especially one who has defaulted on a debt.
Short Definition:person who is missing
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