skip-jumping

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• skip — vb Skip, bound, hop, curvet, lope, lollop, ricochet can all mean to move or advance with successive springs or leaps .The first three words are commonly referable to persons or animals but they may be used in reference to inanimate things. Skip… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Jumping the Scratch — is a novel by Sarah Weeks written for young adults.PlotEleven year old Jamie Reardon’s cat dies; his father leaves home; and his aunt Sapphy has an accident at work that causes her memory to skip. Jamie is a boy who is teased at school and, on… …   Wikipedia

• skip|ping rope — «SKIHP ihng», a length of rope, often with a handle at each end, for jumping or skipping over …   Useful english dictionary

• Skip — The word skip has several meanings:* Skip (container), a type of large open topped container * Skip (music), a type of interval in music * Skip (music composer), a composer of electronic music from Gent, Belgium. Using influences from musical… …   Wikipedia

• skip — skip1 [ skıp ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to move forward by jumping first on one foot and then the other: Julie skipped down the sidewalk. a ) transitive to jump over a rope that you or two other people swing above your head and then under your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• skip — 1 verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move forwards with quick steps and jumps (+ across/along etc): Maria skipped along at her mother s side. 2 NOT DO STH (T) informal to not do something that you usually do or that you should do: Children who skip breakfast …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• skip — I UK [skɪp] / US verb Word forms skip : present tense I/you/we/they skip he/she/it skips present participle skipping past tense skipped past participle skipped * 1) a) [intransitive] to move forwards by jumping first on one foot and then the… …   English dictionary

• skip — 1. v. & n. v. (skipped, skipping) 1 intr. a move along lightly, esp. by taking two steps with each foot in turn. b jump lightly from the ground, esp. so as to clear a skipping rope. c jump about, gambol, caper, frisk. 2 intr. (often foll. by from …   Useful english dictionary

• skip — 1. verb /skɪp/ a) To move by hopping on alternate feet. She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other. b) To leap about lightly. The rock will skip …   Wiktionary

• skip — [skɪp] verb I 1) [I] to move forwards by jumping first on one foot and then the other Julie skipped along the pavement.[/ex] 2) [I] to jump over a rope that you or two other people swing above your head and then under your feet 3) [T] to not do… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• skip — n 1. British an escape or an instance of jumping bail. This specialised use of the common colloquialism for avoid is part of underworld jargon. 2. American a person who fails to answer a bail bond, an escapee 3. British a boss, guvnor. A… …   Contemporary slang