verb
- to move forward with light bouncing steps
- to jump over something, especially a rope
- to not attend or participate in something
noun
- a light bouncing step or movement
- a large container for waste or debris
Usage: British
Examples
- The children skip down the sidewalk happily.
- She learned to skip rope in gym class.
- Don’t skip breakfast before the test.
- You can skip the first chapter if you want.
- We watched the stone skip across the water.
- He walked with a cheerful skip in his step.
- The construction crew filled the skip with rubble.