to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.

to pass from one point, thing, subject, etc., to another, disregarding or omitting what intervenes

He skipped through the book quickly.

to go away hastily and secretly; flee without notice.

Education . to be advanced two or more classes or grades at once.

to ricochet or bounce along a surface

The stone skipped over the lake.

to jump lightly over

The horse skipped the fence.

to pass over without reading, noting, acting, etc.

He skipped the bad parts.

to miss or omit (one of a repeated series of rhythmic actions)

My heart skipped a beat.

to be absent from; avoid attendance at

to skip a school class.

to send (a missile) ricocheting along a surface.

Informal . to leave hastily and secretly or to flee from (a place)

They skipped town.

a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce.

a gait marked by such jumps.

a passing from one point or thing to another, with disregard of what intervenes

a quick skip through Europe.

Music . a melodic interval greater than a second.

a natural depression below the surface of a planed board.

Informal . a person who has absconded in order to avoid paying debts or meeting other financial responsibilities. ?

skip out on, Informal . to flee or abandon; desert

He skipped out on his wife and two children.

verb

face , meet , take on

verb

bob , bolt , bound , buck , canter , caper , carom , cavort , dance , flee , flit , fly , frisk , gambol , glance , graze , hippety-hop , hop , leap , lope , make off , prance , ricochet , run , scamper , scoot , skedaddle * , skim , skirr , skitter , spring , step , tiptoe , trip , cut , desert , disregard , escape , eschew , leave out , miss out , neglect , omit , pass over , pass up , play hooky , run away , skim over , split , dap , dismiss , give over , give up , abscond , break out , decamp , get away , truant , avoid , elide , gait , hip , hooky , jimp , jump , leave , miss , overlook , pass , skedaddle , vault

noun

hop , spring