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skip

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Editorial note

Sure, I could have just skipped the game.

Examples9
Definitions8
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a gait in which steps and hops alternate

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of skip gathered in one view.

noun

a gait in which steps and hops alternate

noun

a mistake resulting from neglect

verb

bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for skip.

noun

a gait in which steps and hops alternate

noun

a mistake resulting from neglect

See also: omission

verb

bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

See also: jump

verb

intentionally fail to attend; "cut class"

See also: cut

verb

leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"

See also: decamp, vamoose

verb

bound off one point after another

verb

cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"

See also: skim, skitter

Example sentences

1

Sure, I could have just skipped the game.

2

It's not just the rural schools they skip.

3

" Another guy says, "hey, I had a big lunch, I'm gonna skip the game.

4

Perhaps in meeting point 4, we should skip your summary?

5

If you insist on being a total curmudgeon, can't you just skip the internet for a day?

6

When a person wants to browse a collection of images, they'll want to choose when to skip to the next image themselves.

7

Can we also skip the submissions asking people not to post things instead of just letting the community decide the same way it's been done for years?

8

If we could get in a time machine and skip 100,000 years in the future, we would probably note the emergence of many new behaviors in the human line.

9

They're trying to skip the necessary evolutionary steps a customer needs to make before they will be happy with a battery electric car.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use skip in a sentence?

Sure, I could have just skipped the game.

What does skip mean?

a gait in which steps and hops alternate

What part of speech is skip?

skip is commonly used as noun, verb.