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skip
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- pronunciation:
- skIp
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
skips, skipping, skipped |
| definition 1: |
When you skip, you move forward by sliding and jumping a little on one foot and then on the other. When you skip, you usually move along faster than walking but not as fast as running.
When Lucy heard that she could get a puppy, she skipped around the house.My little sister can run and jump, but she can't skip yet.- similar words:
- bounce, bound, hop
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| definition 2: |
When a boat skips across the water, it bounces lightly over the water.
The boat skipped across the lake.- synonyms:
- bounce
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| definition 3: |
When you skip something, you leave it out or don't do it.
Jeremy skipped the questions on the test that were too hard for him.Amy's dad watched the movie again but skipped the parts that were boring.Brady told us the whole story and didn't skip anything.- similar words:
- avoid, miss, omit
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| definition 4: |
When you skip a stone across the water, you throw the stone so that it jumps lightly over the water before it sinks.
There were flat stones on the beach by the lake, so we skipped a lot of them over the water. |
| definition 5: |
When you skip something, you don't go to it even though you are supposed to.
Kelly didn't feel like going to soccer practice on Friday, so she skipped it.My older brother got in trouble for skipping school once.- similar words:
- miss
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| related words: |
bounce, dance, exclude, leap |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A skip is light jump or bounce.
Derek crossed the room in three skips.- synonyms:
- jump
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| related words: |
hop, leap |
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