Skip

French Meaning

English Meaning

1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
2. To leap lightly about.
3. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet.
4. To pass from point to point, omitting or disregarding what intervenes: skipped through the list hurriedly; skipping over the dull passages in the novel.
5. To be promoted in school beyond the next regular class or grade.
6. Informal To leave hastily; abscond: skipped out of town.
7. To misfire. Used of an engine.
8. To leap or jump lightly over: skip rope.
9. To pass over without mentioning; omit: skipped the minor details of the story.
10. To miss or omit as one in a series: My heart skipped a beat.
11. To cause to bounce lightly over a surface; skim.
12. To be promoted beyond (the next grade or level).
13. Informal To leave hastily: The fugitive skipped town.
14. Informal To fail to attend: We skipped science class again.
15. A leaping or jumping movement, especially a gait in which hops and steps alternate.
16. An act of passing over something; an omission.