skip meaning

UK /skɪp/ US /skɪp/ 1 syllable

skip (verb): bypass.

skip has 8 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

skip as a verb

  1. bypass
    • He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible

    Synonyms: jump, pass over, skip over

    Type of: neglect

  2. intentionally fail to attend
    • cut class

    Synonyms: cut

    Type of: miss

    Kinds: bunk off

    Related forms: skipper

  3. jump lightly

    Synonyms: hop, hop-skip

    Type of: jump

  4. leave suddenly
    • She persuaded him to decamp
    • skip town

    Synonyms: decamp, vamoose

    Type of: leave

  5. bound off one point after another

    Synonyms: bound off

    Type of: bounce

  6. cause to skip over a surface
    • Skip a stone across the pond

    Synonyms: skim, skitter

    Type of: throw

skip as a noun

  1. a gait in which steps and hops alternate

    Type of: gait

  2. a mistake resulting from neglect

    Synonyms: omission

    Type of: mistake

    Kinds: failure

How to pronounce skip

skip is pronounced /skɪp/ in British English and /skɪp/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with skip

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SK · words ending in IP · 4-letter words

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