Skip — synonyms, definition

1. skip (Noun) Brit

Dumpster bounce bound caper dance flop hop hurdle jig jump leap lope omission prance shuffle spring swing trip vault

skip (Noun) — A gait in which steps and hops alternate.

skip (Noun) — A mistake resulting from neglect.

skip (Noun) — A container designed to receive and transport and dump waste.

container error fault gait mistake failure

2. skip (Verb) Brit

abscond absent abstain avoid bob bounce bound bound off caper cavort cut dance decamp depart disobey disregard forego frisk frolic gambol • • •

skip (Verb) — Bypass. ex. "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

skip (Verb) — Intentionally fail to attend. ex. "skip class"

skip (Verb) — Jump lightly.

skip (Verb) — Leave suddenly. ex. "skip town"

skip (Verb) — Bound off one point after another.

skip (Verb) — Cause to move quickly over a surface with small jumps. ex. "Skip a stone across the pond"

bounce bound drop go away go forth jump leap leave leave out miss neglect omit overleap overlook pretermit rebound recoil resile reverberate ricochet • • • bunk bunk off mitch play hooky play truant skive truant wag bunk bunk off mitch play hooky play truant skive truant wag