Dictionary Definition
skip
Noun
1 a gait in which steps and hops alternate
2 a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: omission]
Verb
1 bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so
the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: jump, pass over,
skip
over]
2 intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn:
cut]
5 bound off one point after another [syn:
bound
off]
6 cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone
across the pond" [syn: skim, skitter] [also: skipping, skipped]skipping See skip
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
skipping- present participle of skip
Extensive Definition
Skipping can refer to several things:
- The hippity hoppity gait (human) that comes naturally to children
- A game or form of exercise using a skipping rope
- Stone skipping
- Snowmobile skipping
- Skipping class, otherwise known as truancy
- British slang for Dumpster diving