Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Skelter /skĕl'-tẽr/ · Skel·ter · IPA /skˈɛltər/ 01 v. i. To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry; -- with away or off. 1. To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry; -- with away or off.[Colloq.]