English dictionary
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English noun: skip | |||
| 1. | skip (act) a gait in which steps and hops alternate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gait | ||
| 2. | skip (act) a mistake resulting from neglect | ||
| Synonyms | omission | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | failure | ||
English verb: skip | |||
| 1. | skip (cognition) bypass | ||
| Samples | He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible. | ||
| Synonyms | jump, pass over, skip over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit | ||
| 2. | skip (stative) intentionally fail to attend | ||
| Samples | Cut class. | ||
| Synonyms | cut | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | miss | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bunk off, play hooky | ||
| 3. | skip (motion) jump lightly | ||
| Synonyms | hop, hop-skip | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, jump, leap, spring | ||
| 4. | skip (motion) leave suddenly | ||
| Samples | She persuaded him to decamp. Skip town. | ||
| Synonyms | decamp, vamoose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| 5. | skip (motion) bound off one point after another | ||
| Synonyms | bound off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop | ||
| 6. | skip (contact) cause to skip over a surface | ||
| Samples | Skip a stone across the pond. | ||
| Synonyms | skim, skitter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
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