| n. | 1. | A basket. See Skep. | ||||||
| 2. | A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories. | |||||||
| 3. | (Mining) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock. | |||||||
| 4. | (Sugar Manuf.) A charge of sirup in the pans. | |||||||
| 5. | A beehive; a skep. | |||||||
| v. i. | 1. | To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; - commonly implying a sportive spirit. | ||||||
| 2. | Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking, or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; - often followed by over. | |||||||
| v. t. | 1. | To leap lightly over; | ||||||
| 2. | To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; | |||||||
| 3. | To cause to skip; | |||||||
| n. | 1. | A light leap or bound. | ||||||
| 2. | The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part. | |||||||
| 3. | (Mus.) A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
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| Noun | 1. | skip - a gait in which steps and hops alternate |
| 2. | skip - a mistake resulting from neglect Synonyms: omission | |
| Verb | 1. | skip - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" |
| 2. | skip - intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" Synonyms: cut | |
| 3. | skip - jump lightly | |
| 4. | skip - leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" | |
| 5. | skip - bound off one point after another Synonyms: bound off | |
| 6. | skip - cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" |
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