skip
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1.0
- noun
- /skɪp/
- They're laughing, pointing, counting out the number of skips, arguing over the merits of each throw.
- skipping rope
- skips and steps
- skips and hops
Examples
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Have her fellows arrived here with a skip and a jump, or the slow way?
Fiction book (2001) -
With a cheerful skip, she took her first steps on the bright sidewalk.
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The text is easily set to a simple melody of skips and steps.
Academic text (2005) -
As she spoke, Clare demonstrated a variety of patterns including skip, hop, and slide.
Academic text (2004) -
Four little girls play a sedate game of skip rope using a bush vine.
Fiction book (1993) -
The children moved with a lively skip as they played in the park.
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They practiced their routine, adding a playful skip between every two steps.
Synonyms
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2.2
A light springy movement or a lively feeling in a person
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7.7
A small quick jump someone makes when they feel playful
Idioms
- Informal
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6.1
To feel your heart stop for a moment because you are suddenly excited or scared
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 Bouncy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skip comes from an old word meaning 'to leap', and the noun keeps that image as a small jump. So a skip is a light, bouncing step that often shows happiness.