Skip

skip, v.i. to leap: to bound lightly and joyfully: to pa over.— v.t. to leap over: to omit:— pr.p. skip′ping; pa.t. and pa.p. skipped.— n. a light leap: a bound: the omi ion of a part: the captain of a side at bowls and curling: a college servant.— ns. Skip′jack , an impudent fellow: the blue-fish, saurel, .; Skip′-ken′nel , one who has to jump the gutters, a lackey; Skip′per , one who skips: a dancer: ( Shak. ) a young thoughtle person: a hesperian butterfly.— adj. Skip′ping , flighty, giddy.— adv. Skip′pingly , in a skipping manner: by skips or leaps.— n. Skip′ping-rope , a rope used in skipping. [Either Celt., according to Skeat, from Ir. sgiob , to snatch, Gael. sgiab , to move suddenly, W. ysgipio , to snatch away; or Teut., conn. with Ice. skopa , to run.]