Word Definition

Skip

  1. A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
  2. To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.
  3. To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson.
  4. To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
  5. To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone.
  6. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
  7. A light leap or bound.
  8. A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.
  9. A beehive; a skep.
  10. An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.
  11. A charge of sirup in the pans.
  12. Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking, or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; -- often followed by over.
  13. A basket. See Skep.