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skip

/ skip /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a gait in which steps and hops alternate
Type of:
gait
Derived:
hop hop-skip
verb Sense 2
bound off one point after another
Type of:
bounce resile take a hop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 3
a mistake resulting from neglect
Type of:
mistake error fault
Kinds of:
failure
Derived:
cut exclude except leave out leave off
verb Sense 4
cause to skip over a surface
"Skip a stone across the pond"
Type of:
throw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
jump lightly
Type of:
jump leap bound
Derived:
hop record hop hopper grounder ground ball
See also:
jump pass over skip over hop on mount
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
leave suddenly
"She persuaded him to decamp"
"skip town"
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 7
intentionally fail to attend
"cut class"
Type of:
miss
Kinds of:
bunk off play hooky
Derived:
omission skipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
bypass
"He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
Type of:
neglect pretermit omit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

gait bounce resile take a hop mistake error fault failure throw jump leap bound