(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
1.
If you ~ along, you move almost as if you are dancing, with a series of little jumps from one foot to the other.
They saw the man with a little girl ~ping along behind him...
She was ~ping to keep up with him.
VERB: V adv/prep, V
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Skip is also a noun.
The boxer gave a little ~ as he came out of his corner.
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2.
When someone ~s, they jump up and down over a rope which they or two other people are holding at each end and turning round and round. In American English, you say that someone ~s rope.
Outside, children were ~ping and singing a rhyme...
They ~ rope and play catch, waiting for the bell.
VERB: V, V n
~ping
Skipping is one of the most enjoyable aerobic activities.
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3.
If you ~ something that you usually do or something that most people do, you decide not to do it.
It is important not to ~ meals...
Her daughter started ~ping school.
= miss
VERB: V n, V n
4.
If you ~ or ~ over a part of something you are reading or a story you are telling, you miss it out or pass over it quickly and move on to something else.
You might want to ~ the exercises in this chapter...
She reinvented her own life story, ~ping over the war years when she had a German lover.
VERB: V n, V over/to n
5.
If you ~ from one subject or activity to another, you move quickly from one to the other although there is no obvious connection between them.
She kept up a continuous chatter, ~ping from one subject to the next.
= jump
VERB: V from n to n
6.
A ~ is a large, open, metal container which is used to hold and take away large unwanted items and rubbish. (BRIT; in AM, use dumpster )
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