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skip

skip
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skip]
    • /skɪp/
    • /skɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skip]
    • /skɪp/

Definitions of skip word

  • verb without object skip to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot. 1
  • verb without object skip to pass from one point, thing, subject, etc., to another, disregarding or omitting what intervenes: He skipped through the book quickly. 1
  • verb without object skip to go away hastily and secretly; flee without notice. 1
  • verb without object skip Education. to be advanced two or more classes or grades at once. 1
  • verb without object skip to ricochet or bounce along a surface: The stone skipped over the lake. 1
  • verb with object skip to serve as skip of (a curling or bowling team). 1

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Origin of skip

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English skippen, perhaps < Old Norse skopa to run (compare Icelandic skoppa to skip); (noun) late Middle English skyppe, derivative of the v.

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Skip

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

skip popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

skip usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for skip

noun skip

  • ashcan — a large can for ashes and trash
  • blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
  • boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.
  • bunny hop — a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
  • capriole — a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground

verb skip

  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
  • barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.

Antonyms for skip

verb skip

  • brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
  • break one's neck — to exert oneself greatly, esp by hurrying, in order to do something
  • fly in the face of — to move through the air using wings.
  • go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.

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