[
UK
/skˈɪp/
]
[ US /ˈskɪp/ ]
[ US /ˈskɪp/ ]
VERB
-
intentionally fail to attend
cut class - jump lightly
-
leave suddenly
skip town
She persuaded him to decamp -
cause to skip over a surface
Skip a stone across the pond -
bypass
He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible - bound off one point after another
NOUN
- a mistake resulting from neglect
- a gait in which steps and hops alternate
How To Use skip In A Sentence
- When we see her, we remember that hot July day doing five knots pulling Jess and Jerry on a tube and Russ skippering his first yacht.
- They also caught a couple of large kingfish and many skipjack.
- She did it again and then did a little skip. The Sun
- Retrieve the lure rapidly in skips and skitters over the tops of lily pads, along log edges, and above the weeds. Bait and Switch
- Just because the clothes are less formal, that doesn't mean you skip regular clothing maintenance like ironing and washing.
- In fact, I found myself reluctant to skip any topic in the book.
- The vessel has an aluminium deckhouse with skippers cabin, CO2 room, casing, ventilation and Hi-press room.
- He skipped bail and was caught trying to steal a chicken sandwich and some plasters. Times, Sunday Times
- I could skip around the postings and suss out what I wanted.
- In fact some of today's most well-known teachers were skipped one or two dans during aikido's early years.
