nounπShareA leaping, jumping or skipping movement."The children's skipping rope was a rhythmic, joyful skip. "actionsportdanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part."The skip in the schedule meant we missed the afternoon history lesson. "actionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once."The pianist played a skip from C to E, creating a distinctive jump in the melody. "musicsounddegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA person who attempts to disappear so as not to be found."The skip from the neighborhood disappeared after he got into trouble with the police. "personlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSkywave propagation"The radio signal used shortwave skip to reach the remote village. "technologycommunicationelectronicsphysicssignalfrequencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move by hopping on alternate feet."She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other."bodyactionsportdanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo leap about lightly."The children skipped happily through the park. "actionsportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface."The rock will skip across the pond."actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface."I bet I can skip this rock to the other side of the pond."actionphysicssportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)."I will read most of the book, but skip the first chapter because the video covered it."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place an item in a skip."The students skipped their old textbooks into the recycling skip. "itembuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareNot to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting)."I skipped the morning meeting because I had a prior appointment. "educationeventactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner."a customer who skipped town without paying her hotel bill"actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo leap lightly over."to skip the rope"actionsportwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo jump rope."The girls were skipping in the playground."sportentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(crocheting) To pass by a stitch as if it were not there, continuing with the next stitch."The crocheter skipped a stitch, making the pattern slightly uneven. "styletechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep)."The garbage skip was overflowing, so the sanitation workers had to empty it. "utilityenvironmentitembuildingtechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock."The mine workers loaded the skip with the day's ore. "materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA skep, or basket."Grandma used her woven skip to carry the strawberries from the garden. "itemutensilagriculturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA wheeled basket used in cotton factories."The cotton picker used the skip to carry the harvested cotton to the processing area. "industrymachineitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(sugar manufacture) A charge of syrup in the pans."The sugar factory recorded a large skip of syrup in the final pan. "foodsubstanceprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA beehive."The teacher pointed to the large skip in the schoolyard, explaining that it was a beehive used for storage. "agricultureanimalinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareShort for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority."The skip announced the new rules for the school trip. "nauticalsailingjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(specially) The captain of a sports team. Also, a form of address by the team to the captain."The skip for the soccer team, Maria, is leading the team in practice today. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks."The skip threw the final two stones in the curling match. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(bowls) The captain of a bowls team, who directs the team's tactics and rolls the side's last wood, so as to be able to retrieve a difficult situation if necessary."The skip of the bowling team carefully planned the strategy for the final round. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe scoutmaster of a troop of scouts (youth organization) and their form of address to him."The scout troop's skip gave a loud "Hooray!" after completing the obstacle course. "personorganizationgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent."My classmate, a skip, explained the Australian slang to the class. "culturenationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(college slang) A college servant."The skip brought the professor's coffee to his office. "personjobeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading