Definition

noun

A leaping, jumping or skipping movement.
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.
A person who attempts to disappear so as not to be found.
Skywave propagation

verb

To move by hopping on alternate feet.
“She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other.”
To leap about lightly.
To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.
“The rock will skip across the pond.”
To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.
“I bet I can skip this rock to the other side of the pond.”
To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
“I will read most of the book, but skip the first chapter because the video covered it.”

noun

A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep).
A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.
A skep, or basket.
A wheeled basket used in cotton factories.
(sugar manufacture) A charge of syrup in the pans.

noun

Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.
(specially) The captain of a sports team. Also, a form of address by the team to the captain.
The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
(bowls) The captain of a bowls team, who directs the team's tactics and rolls the side's last wood, so as to be able to retrieve a difficult situation if necessary.
The scoutmaster of a troop of scouts (youth organization) and their form of address to him.

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