skip (sk p)v. skipped, skip·ping, skips v.intr. 1. a. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other. b. To leap lightly about. 2. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet. 3. To pass from point to point, omitting or disregarding what intervenes: skipped through the list hurriedly; skipping over the dull passages in the novel. 4. To be promoted in school beyond the next regular class or grade. 5. Informal To leave hastily; abscond: skipped out of town. 6. To misfire. Used of an engine. v.tr. 1. To leap or jump lightly over: skip rope. 2. a. To pass over without mentioning; omit: skipped the minor details of the story. b. To miss or omit as one in a series: My heart skipped a beat. 3. To cause to bounce lightly over a surface; skim. 4. To be promoted beyond (the next grade or level). 5. Informal To leave hastily: The fugitive skipped town. 6. Informal To fail to attend: We skipped science class again. n. 1. A leaping or jumping movement, especially a gait in which hops and steps alternate. 2. An act of passing over something; an omission. [Middle English skippen, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] skip  pa·ble adj. |
skipping [ˈskɪpɪŋ]
n
(Group Games / Games, other than specified) the act of jumping over a rope that is held and swung either by the person jumping or by two other people, as a game or for exercise
Translations
skipping
n → Seilhüpfen nt, → Seilspringen nt
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