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skip
noun
1 skip
A gait in which steps and hops alternate.
2 skip
A mistake resulting from neglect.
synonym: omission.
verb
1 skip
Bypass:
— He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible.
synonyms: jump, pass over, skip over.
Roget 460:
be negligent
etc.
adj.;
take no care of
etc.
(take care of)
etc.
459;
neglect;
let slip,
let go;
lay aside,
set aside,
cst aside,
put aside;
keep out of sight,
put out of sight;
lose sight of.
overlook,
disregard;
pass over,
pas by;
let pass;
blink;
wink at,
connive at;
gloss over;
take no note of,
take no thought of,
take no account of,
take no notice of;
pay no regard to;
laisser aller [Fr.].
scamp;
trifle,
fribble†;
do by halves;
cut;
slight
etc.
(despise)
930;
play with,
trifle with;
slur,
skim,
skim the surface;
effleurer [Fr.];
take a cursory view of
etc.
457.
slur over,
skip over,
jump over,
slip over;
pretermit†,
miss,
skip,
jump,
omit,
give the go-by to,
push aside,
pigeonhole,
shelve,
sink;
table [Parl.];
ignore,
shut one's eyes to,
refuse to hear,
turn a deaf ear to;
leave out of one's calculation;
not attend to
etc.
457,
not mind;
not trouble oneself about,
not trouble one's head about,
not trouble oneself with;
forget
etc.
506;
be caught napping
etc.
(not expect)
508;
leave a loose thread;
let the grass grow under one's feet.
render neglectful
etc.
adj.;
put off one's guard,
throw off one's guard;
distract,
divert.
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Roget 838:
rejoice,
thank one's stars,
bless one's stars;
congratulate oneself,
hug oneself;
rub one's hands,
clap one's hands;
smack the lips,
fling up one's cap;
dance,
skip;
sing,
carol,
chirrup,
chirp;
hurrah;
cry for joy,
jump for joy,
leap with joy;
exult
etc.
(boast)
884;
triumph;
hold jubilee
etc.
(celebrate)
883;
make merry
etc.
(sport)
840.
laugh,
raise laughter
etc.
(amuse)
840.
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Dutch: verspringen
2 skip
Intentionally fail to attend.
synonym: cut.
3 skip
Jump lightly.
synonyms: hop, hop-skip.
Roget 309:
leap;
jump up,
jump over the moon;
hop,
spring,
bound,
vault,
ramp,
cut capers,
trip,
skip,
dance,
caper;
buck,
buck jump;
curvet,
caracole;
foot it,
bob,
bounce,
flounce,
start;
frisk
etc.
(amusement)
840;
jump about
etc.
(agitation)
315;
trip it on the light fantastic toe,
trip the light fantastic,
dance oneself off one's legs,
dance off one's shoes.
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Dutch: huppelen, hippelen, hippen, huppen
4 skip
5 skip
Bound off one point after another.
synonym: bound off.
6 skip
Cause to skip over a surface:
— Skip a stone across the pond.
synonyms: skim, skitter.
Dutch: keilen
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