Search results for 'skip':

skip¹ verb (skipped, skipping) 1 intrans to move along with light springing or hopping steps on alternate feet. 2 intrans to make jumps over a skipping-rope. 3 to omit, leave out or pass over • We'll skip the next chapter. 4 colloq not to attend eg a class in school. 5 to make (a stone) skim over a surface. 6 said of a stone: to skim over a surface. noun 1 a skipping movement. 2 the act of omitting or leaving something out. skipper noun someone or something that skips. skip it! colloq forget it; ignore it; it is not important.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: as skippen, from Norse skopa to run.

skip² noun 1 Brit a large metal container for rubbish from eg building work. 2 a large (especially wicker) chest for storing eg theatrical costumes, sports equipment, etc. 3 a lift in a coal mine for raising minerals.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: a variant of skep.