to skip
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1.0
- verb
- /skɪp/
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- "Oh, my, yes!" she exclaimed, skipping a bit as they passed over an uneven patch of flagway.
- skip and hop
- skip and jump
- skipping and hopping
You know the skipping through the tulips meadows.
- You know the skipping through the tulips meadows.
- I don't want your bloody authentic self come skipping around and just do you work?
- He instead of he walks into the room, He dances into the room, he skips into the room, he runs into the room.
- Both impact exercise, so we're talking about jogging or skipping, you know, going up and down stairs or hopping.
- I, I was always picture like a woman running through a field and just hands out of just, you know, skipping through the grass and stuff just free.
- And when I'm skipping, I literally feel like I can't think about anything else but the rhythm.
- But I'm curious the paragraph below it, what that says it says this symbol shows skipping lightly over the surface of life, dancing and playing.
Examples
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Clovis, knowing that the doctor had kids to play with, skipped along without hesitation.
Fiction book (1991) -
We humans are skipping merrily through the cosmos.
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I cut down trees, I skip and jump.
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When do I live a hop, skip, and a jump away from you all?
Fiction book (1992) -
It's really hard to skip with a bag and backpack.
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Some children were skipping, some children were hopping, and some children were galloping.
Academic text (2004) -
Solomon feels himself to be leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
Fiction book (1990) -
For example, in addition to jogging, students can carioca, slide, run backwards, skip, or hurdle around the stations.
Academic text (1998) -
The children laughed and skipped happily through the park.
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As she skipped along the path, her shoes made a cheerful noise.
Synonyms
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1.3
To move quickly away from a surface after hitting it, moving up and down in a springy way
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1.0
To jump quickly from one place to another or make something jump
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1.0
To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing
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1.0
To move with small quick jumps often on one foot
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4.2
To move forward in large jumping steps
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4.1
To move with high, lively steps in a playful way
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6.1
To move lightly and quickly, often in short quick steps like a leaf or small animal
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4.4
To jump up quickly and lightly
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5.1
To jump or skip around in a lively, playful way
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4.4
To move in a happy, lively way, often by jumping or skipping
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2.2
To jump lightly from one side to the other using small jumps
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5.4
To move forward with small quick jumps using one foot then the other
To jump or skip in quick, lively steps
Idioms
- Informal
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6.1
To feel your heart stop for a moment because you are suddenly excited or scared
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
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3.6
Leave out small or less important information when explaining something
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
The shortest distance from a radio transmitter where radio waves bounced by the ionosphere can be picked up
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skip comes from an old word meaning 'to leap' or 'jump lightly'. So to skip down the street is like making small jumps, which is why the word means a playful, light movement.