SKIP


Meaning of SKIP in English

I.

noun

Skip is used before these nouns: ↑ lorry

Skip is used after these nouns: ↑ rubbish

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ lightly , nimbly

▪ happily , merrily

▪ practically

Scott practically skipped home, he was so happy.

▪ along

▪ away , off

She skipped off to play with her friends.

▪ back

PREPOSITION

▪ down , up

He skipped lightly up the stairs.

▪ to

She skipped to the door.

PHRASES

▪ sb's heart ~s a beat ( figurative )

What I saw made my heart ~ a beat.

Skip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bail , ↑ class , ↑ college , ↑ commercial , ↑ dessert , ↑ grade , ↑ introduction , ↑ lecture , ↑ lesson , ↑ lunch , ↑ page , ↑ paragraph , ↑ period , ↑ rock , ↑ school , ↑ section , ↑ town , ↑ workout

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .