Skip
verb
To jump lightly from one foot to another.
She likes to skip when she is happy.
Often appears as...
- skip across
- skip around
verb
To miss or avoid doing something.
He decided to skip the gym today.
Often appears as...
- skip lunch
- skip school
noun
A large open-topped container for rubbish, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck.
The rubbish was put into a skip for removal.
verb
To move forward by bounding from one foot to the other.
The children started to skip towards the park.
Often appears as...
- skip down
- skip up
verb
To intentionally not attend or go to something.
She decided to skip the meeting and go to the beach instead.
Often appears as...
- skip class
- skip town
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To jump lightly from one foot to another.
She likes to skip when she is happy.
Often appears as...
- skip across
- skip around
verb
To miss or avoid doing something.
He decided to skip the gym today.
Often appears as...
- skip lunch
- skip school
noun
A large open-topped container for rubbish, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck.
The rubbish was put into a skip for removal.
verb
To move forward by bounding from one foot to the other.
The children started to skip towards the park.
Often appears as...
- skip down
- skip up
verb
To intentionally not attend or go to something.
She decided to skip the meeting and go to the beach instead.
Often appears as...
- skip class
- skip town
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Childlike Joy
Often associated with playfulness and childlike behavior, used to express happiness or freedom.
The kids will skip excitedly to the ice cream truck.
Pro Tip 2/2Rhythmic Movement
Describes a light, rhythmic way to move, sometimes used in dancing or exercise.
She can skip to the beat of the music effortlessly.
Pro Tip 1/2Childlike Joy
Often associated with playfulness and childlike behavior, used to express happiness or freedom.
The kids will skip excitedly to the ice cream truck.
Pro Tip 2/2Rhythmic Movement
Describes a light, rhythmic way to move, sometimes used in dancing or exercise.
She can skip to the beat of the music effortlessly.
Pro Tip 1/2Childlike Joy
Often associated with playfulness and childlike behavior, used to express happiness or freedom.
The kids will skip excitedly to the ice cream truck.
Pro Tip 2/2Rhythmic Movement
Describes a light, rhythmic way to move, sometimes used in dancing or exercise.
She can skip to the beat of the music effortlessly.
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Beautiful Butterfly...
uses that to move down and kind of combined with the other aerodynamic maneuvers that it's capable of that's what we see as a flutter and it actually makes it much more difficult for predators to catch them in the wild so if you think about if you were in the street and you did like a combination of a harper skip and a backflip instead of a walk it would people would think i was mad
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Einstein's miracle year...
But skipping classes to spend more time in the lab and neglecting to show proper deference to his professors had derailed his intended career path. Passed over even for a lab assistant position, he had to settle for a job at the Swiss patent office, obtained with the help of a friend's father.
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Stories: Legacies of who...
"I was going to skip school but then I heard we had an assembly, so I came. And after listening to the students talk and seeing your performance, I thought I should organize my friends and we should go down to a board meeting and tell them that want to have advanced classes
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How math saved my life PIPE...
that would literally let me copy all of their homework math science mythology I literally had help with all of it and I remember it was my second senior year or my second because I skipped so much school the first year I couldn't pass and so during the second year I had
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What if all US health...
help us solve this problem that's hurting them and their friends and families. We talked to people who had to sell a car to pay a health bill, go into bankruptcy, skip a treatment because of the cost. Imagine if you could afford the diagnosis but not the cure.
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Why you should define...
Page three. This might be the most important, so don't skip "The Cost of Inaction." Humans are very good at considering what might go wrong if we try something new, say, ask for a raise. What we don't often consider is the atrocious cost of the status quo --
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How great leaders...
over every aspect of your life, boy, do we have a product for you. It pauses live TV, skips commercials, memorizes your viewing habits, etc., etc." People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it,
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Where do superstitions...
Now, this fear of the number thirteen, called triskaidekaphobia, is so common that many buildings around the world skip the thirteenth floor, with the numbers going straight from twelve to fourteen.
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The mad scientist of...
I thought if I skipped it might help my nerves, but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation
Video examples
Dillie the Deer: Love on...
with all its wonder and mystery hardship and joy what would it even have mattered if dilly had died on the farm the universe wouldn't have skipped a
Video examples
Beautiful Butterfly...
uses that to move down and kind of combined with the other aerodynamic maneuvers that it's capable of that's what we see as a flutter and it actually makes it much more difficult for predators to catch them in the wild so if you think about if you were in the street and you did like a combination of a harper skip and a backflip instead of a walk it would people would think i was mad
Video examples
Einstein's miracle year...
But skipping classes to spend more time in the lab and neglecting to show proper deference to his professors had derailed his intended career path. Passed over even for a lab assistant position, he had to settle for a job at the Swiss patent office, obtained with the help of a friend's father.
Video examples
Stories: Legacies of who...
"I was going to skip school but then I heard we had an assembly, so I came. And after listening to the students talk and seeing your performance, I thought I should organize my friends and we should go down to a board meeting and tell them that want to have advanced classes
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
that would literally let me copy all of their homework math science mythology I literally had help with all of it and I remember it was my second senior year or my second because I skipped so much school the first year I couldn't pass and so during the second year I had
Video examples
What if all US health...
help us solve this problem that's hurting them and their friends and families. We talked to people who had to sell a car to pay a health bill, go into bankruptcy, skip a treatment because of the cost. Imagine if you could afford the diagnosis but not the cure.
Video examples
Why you should define...
Page three. This might be the most important, so don't skip "The Cost of Inaction." Humans are very good at considering what might go wrong if we try something new, say, ask for a raise. What we don't often consider is the atrocious cost of the status quo --
Video examples
How great leaders...
over every aspect of your life, boy, do we have a product for you. It pauses live TV, skips commercials, memorizes your viewing habits, etc., etc." People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it,
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
Now, this fear of the number thirteen, called triskaidekaphobia, is so common that many buildings around the world skip the thirteenth floor, with the numbers going straight from twelve to fourteen.
Video examples
The mad scientist of...
I thought if I skipped it might help my nerves, but I'm actually having a paradoxical reaction to that, so that was a bad idea. Anyway, I was really delighted to receive the invitation
Video examples
Dillie the Deer: Love on...
with all its wonder and mystery hardship and joy what would it even have mattered if dilly had died on the farm the universe wouldn't have skipped a
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Rohit Shetty
Indian Director
People in the metros are busy making ends meet, but through my films, I like to give the reality of life a skip, and choose concepts which will give audiences a stress-free two-and-a-half hours.
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Lizzie Armitstead
English Athlete
Eating well is really important to me. That means having balanced meals, never missing a meal, never skipping a meal, having a balanced diet, and never doing anything extreme.
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Lee Mack
English Comedian
It's funny, because when you tell people you've stopped drinking, there's an automatic reaction. People ask, 'Was it a lifestyle choice or were you waking up in a skip?
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Brittany Howard
American Musician
I drink a ton of water a day and try to get as much sleep as possible. Sleep is the best way to restore your health. Never skip on sleep; it's crazy important.
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Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of tiny things became my escape.
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Kristen Wiig
American Actress
I probably lived more of a rock-star life when I was 15. I got in trouble a fair amount. I cared more about hanging out and skipping school than studying.
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Regina Spektor
Russian Musician
Maybe I am skipping over the city and going from very personal things to the world, from internal experience to giant, far-away-from-space experience.
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Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
Time is short, life is short, there's a lot to know. So I skip the entertainers in the newspaper now. I just haven't got time.
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Tabetha S. Boyajian
American Scientist
There's planets, life in the universe. You don't talk about that in high school - or maybe I skipped class that day.
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Hal Borland
American Author
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.
Quote examples
Rohit Shetty
Indian Director
People in the metros are busy making ends meet, but through my films, I like to give the reality of life a skip, and choose concepts which will give audiences a stress-free two-and-a-half hours.
Quote examples
Lizzie Armitstead
English Athlete
Eating well is really important to me. That means having balanced meals, never missing a meal, never skipping a meal, having a balanced diet, and never doing anything extreme.
Quote examples
Lee Mack
English Comedian
It's funny, because when you tell people you've stopped drinking, there's an automatic reaction. People ask, 'Was it a lifestyle choice or were you waking up in a skip?
Quote examples
Brittany Howard
American Musician
I drink a ton of water a day and try to get as much sleep as possible. Sleep is the best way to restore your health. Never skip on sleep; it's crazy important.
Quote examples
Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of tiny things became my escape.
Quote examples
Kristen Wiig
American Actress
I probably lived more of a rock-star life when I was 15. I got in trouble a fair amount. I cared more about hanging out and skipping school than studying.
Quote examples
Regina Spektor
Russian Musician
Maybe I am skipping over the city and going from very personal things to the world, from internal experience to giant, far-away-from-space experience.
Quote examples
Tom Stoppard
English Dramatist
Time is short, life is short, there's a lot to know. So I skip the entertainers in the newspaper now. I just haven't got time.
Quote examples
Tabetha S. Boyajian
American Scientist
There's planets, life in the universe. You don't talk about that in high school - or maybe I skipped class that day.
Quote examples
Hal Borland
American Author
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.
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