What is the meaning of skip?

noun

  • A gait in which steps and hops alternate.
  • A mistake resulting from neglect.

verb

  • Bypass.
    • usage: "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
  • Intentionally fail to attend.
    • usage: "cut class"
  • Jump lightly.
  • Leave suddenly.
    • usage: "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
  • Bound off one point after another.
  • Cause to skip over a surface.
    • usage: "Skip a stone across the pond"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Skip. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/skip/definitions/1189858
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Skip" http://smartdefine.org/skip/definitions/1189858 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Skip, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/skip/definitions/1189858>.
MLAWordNet. "Skip" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/skip/definitions/1189858>
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