skip1
v.
(skips, skipping, skipped)
- move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.
▸jump lightly over.
- Brit. jump repeatedly over a rope which is held at both ends and turned over the head and under the feet.
▸N. Amer. jump over (a rope) in such a way.
- omit (a section of something or a stage in a sequence).
- fail to attend or deal with; miss.
▸informal leave quickly and secretly.
- throw (a stone) so that it skims the surface of water.
n.
- a skipping movement.
- N. Amer. informal a person who defaults or absconds.
Etymology
ME: prob. of Scand. origin.
skip3
n.
the captain or director of a side at bowls or curling.
v.
(skips, skipping, skipped)
act as skip of.
Etymology
C19 (orig. Scots): abbrev. of skipper1.