I. ˈskip verb
( skipped ; skip·ping )
Etymology: Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skopa to hop
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip
b. : to bound off one point after another : ricochet
2. : to leave hurriedly or secretly
skipped out without paying their bill
3.
a. : to pass over or omit an interval, item, or step
b. : to omit a grade in school in advancing to the next
c. : misfire 1
transitive verb
1.
a. : to pass over without notice or mention : omit
skipped her name
b. : to pass by or leave out (a step in a progression or series)
2.
a. : to cause to skip (a grade in school)
b. : to cause to bound or skim over a surface
skip a stone across a pond
3. : to leap over lightly and nimbly
4.
a. : to depart from quickly and secretly
skipped town
b. : to fail to attend or participate in
skip the tournament
skip the meeting
• skip·pa·ble ˈski-pə-bəl adjective
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- skip bail
- skip rope
II. noun
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a light bounding step
b. : a gait composed of alternating hops and steps
2. : an act of omission or the thing omitted
III. noun
Etymology: short for skipper (II)
Date: 1830
1. : the captain of a side in a game (as curling or lawn bowling) who advises the team as to the play and controls the action
2. : skipper II
IV. transitive verb
( skipped ; skip·ping )
Date: 1900
: to act as skipper of