skip

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-pp-) move with jumps 1 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] to move forwards lightly and quickly making a little jump with each step: She skipped happily along beside me. * Lambs were skipping about in the fields. jump over rope 2 [V] (BrE) (AmE jump rope, skip rope) to jump over a rope which is held at both ends by yourself or by two other people and is passed again and again over your head and under your feet: He skips for about 20 minutes a day. * The girls were skipping in the playground. not do sth 3 [VN] to not do sth that you usually do or should do: I often skip breakfast altogether. * She decided to skip the afternoon's class. 4 to leave out sth that would normally be the next thing that you would do, read, etc: [VN] You can skip the next chapter if you have covered the topic in class. * [V] I skipped over the last part of the book. * I suggest we skip to the last item on the agenda. change quickly 5 [V+adv./prep.] to move from one place to another or from one subject to another very quickly: She kept skipping from one topic of conversation to another. leave secretly 6 [VN] to leave a place secretly or suddenly: [VN] The bombers skipped the country shortly after the blast. stones 7 [VN] (BrE also skim) to make a flat stone jump across the surface of water: The boys were skipping stones across the pond. IDIOMS skip it (spoken, informal) used to tell sb rudely that you do not want to talk about sth or repeat what you have said: 'What were you saying?' 'Oh, skip it!' PHRASALVERBS skip off / out to leave secretly or suddenly skip out on sb (AmE) to leave sb, especially when they need you: One day he just skipped out on his wife, leaving her with four kids to take care of. noun movement 1 a skipping movement: She gave a skip and a jump and was off down the street. container for waste 2 (BrE) (AmE Dumpster) a large open container for putting old bricks, rubbish/garbage, etc. in. The skip is then loaded on a lorry/truck and taken away.