Definition of: skip

(skip) v. skipped, skip·ping v.i.
1. To move with light springing steps; caper; leap lightly.
2. To be deflected from a surface; ricochet; skim.
3. To pass from one point to another without noticing what lies between.
4. Colloq. To leave or depart hurriedly; flee.
5. To be advanced in school beyond the next grade in order
—v.t.
6. To leap lightly over.
7. To cause to ricochet.
8. To pass over or by without notice.
9. Colloq. To leave (a place) hurriedly.
—noun
1. A light bound or spring; especially, a hop alternating between steps in walking.
2. A passing over without notice; omission. [Prob. <Scand. Cf. Sw. skuppa skip.]