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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from a Scandinavian language |
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past tense and past participle skipped, present participle skipping
past tense and past participle skipped, present participle skipping1 to not do something that you usually do or that you should do [= miss]: 
She skipped lunch in order to go shopping.Williams skipped the game to be with his wife in the hospital.
not do something
[transitive] informalShe skipped lunch in order to go shopping.Williams skipped the game to be with his wife in the hospital.2 to not read, mention, or deal with something that would normally come or happen next : I decided to skip the first chapter.
not deal with something
[intransitive and transitive]I decided to skip the first chapter.3 to go from one subject to another in no fixed order
change subjects
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] skip about/around/from It's difficult to have a conversation with her because she skips from one topic to another.
It's difficult to have a conversation with her because she skips from one topic to another.4 to move forward with quick steps and jumps
movement
[intransitive]5 to jump over a rope as you swing it over your head and under your feet, as a game or for exercise [= jump rope American English]
jump over a rope
[intransitive]DGO6 to leave a place suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid being punished or paying debts : Then they found that Zaffuto had already skipped town.
skip town/skip the country
informalThen they found that Zaffuto had already skipped town.7 used to say angrily and rudely that you do not want to talk about something : 'Sorry, what were you saying?' 'Oh, skip it!'
skip it!
spoken informal especially American English'Sorry, what were you saying?' 'Oh, skip it!'8 to throw smooth, flat stones into a lake, river etc in a way that makes them jump across the surface [= skim British English]
skip rocks/stones
American English9 if a ball or something similar skips off a surface, it quickly moves away from that surface after hitting it - used especially in news reports The ball skipped off Bonds' glove and bounced toward the fence.
ball
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]The ball skipped off Bonds' glove and bounced toward the fence.10 to start a new school year in a class that is one year ahead of the class you would normally enter
skip a year/grade
SE➔ somebody's heart skips a beat
at heartskip off
phrasal verbHe skipped off without paying. skip off on American English Tenants who skip out on utility bills are the focus of a new law. Joel skipped out on his wife when she was 8 months pregnant.
Tenants who skip out on utility bills are the focus of a new law.Joel skipped out on his wife when she was 8 months pregnant.