1. skip - Noun
2. skip - Verb
3. Skip - Proper noun
A basket. See Skep.
A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.
An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.
A charge of sirup in the pans.
A beehive; a skep.
To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking, or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing; -- often followed by over.
To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.
To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as, to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson.
To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone.
A light leap or bound.
The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI leave out the parts that people skip. Elmore Leonard
It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning. Rainer Maria Rilke
My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip. Elmore Leonard
You know, it's a different world now, but to skip ahead and really answer your question, only in the last five years did I find what I call holy maturity, finding the balance, finding the right person in my life so that I could live a normal life. Burt Ward
A sheep's bite is never more than skip deep. Italian Proverb
A lean calf forgets to skip. Danish Proverb