Skip — Defs

01 n. A basket. See Skep.

1.
A basket. See Skep.[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] See: Skep
2.
A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.
3.
An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.(Mining)
4.
A charge of sirup in the pans.(Sugar Manuf.)
5.
A beehive; a skep.

02 v. i. To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.

imp. & p. p. Skipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Skipping

1.
To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
“The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play?” — Pope.

“So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and frisking fantastically.” — Hawthorne.
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.

03 v. t. To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.

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.
“They who have a mind to see the issue may skip these two chapters.” — Bp. Burnet.
3.
To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone.[Colloq.]

04 n. A light leap or bound.

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.
A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.(Mus.)

Phrases & compounds

Skip kennel — a lackey; a footboy.

Skip mackerel — See Bluefish, 1.