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; as, to skip the rope. |
| 2. | To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson. |
| 3. | To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone. |
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. |