A leaping or jumping movement, especially a gait in which hops and steps alternate.
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An act of passing over something; an omission.
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A light bounding step.
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A gait composed of alternating hops and steps.
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An act of omission or the thing omitted.
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verb-transitive
Informal To fail to attend: We skipped science class again.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Informal To leave hastily: The fugitive skipped town.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To be promoted beyond (the next grade or level).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To cause to bounce lightly over a surface; skim.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To leap or jump lightly over: skip rope.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-intransitive
Informal To leave hastily; abscond: skipped out of town.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To be promoted in school beyond the next regular class or grade.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To leap lightly about.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To misfire. Used of an engine.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To move or proceed with leaps and bounds or with a skip.
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To bound off one point after another .
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To leave hurriedly or secretly .
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To pass over or omit an interval, item, or step.
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To omit a grade in school in advancing to the next.
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