Skip
Child's joyful gait
Skip can mean to move lightly and quickly, often with a hopping motion, but it also has specialized uses.
In music, a skip refers to a melodic interval that leaps over one note in a scale, such as from C to E.
In card games, a skip card forces the next player to lose their turn.
In computing, skip can mean bypassing a segment of code or data, often used in debugging or playback functions.
In shipbuilding, a skip was historically a small, open boat used for short-distance transport.
She skipped the boring parts of the movie.
Commercial refuse container
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- receptacleContainer for items
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- constructionProcess of building something
debris · rubbish · disposal · hauling · rental · demolition · junk · trash
Route that skirts obstacles
exclude · leave out · fast-forward · skim · gloss over · neglect · disregard · shortcut
Small, quick jump
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- leapSudden springing movement
- bounceSpring back after impact
- pranceStep high and proud
gallop · bound · caper · frolic · gambol · spring · vault · hurdle
One who commands
- boatWatercraft for travel
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- vesselReceptacle for contents
yacht · sailing · command · navigate · pilot · steer · crew · marina
dumpster
Commercial refuse container
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- receptacleContainer for items
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
construction · debris · rubbish · disposal · hauling · rental · demolition · junk · trash · rolloff
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
ignore · exclude · leave out · fast-forward · skim · gloss over · neglect · disregard · shortcut · abbreviate
hop
Small, quick jump
prance · gallop · bound · caper · frolic · gambol · spring · vault · hurdle · hippity-hop
captain
One who commands
vessel · yacht · sailing · command · navigate · pilot · steer · crew · marina · deck
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
- double dutchTwin-rope skipping game
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
cardio · boxer · footwork · handles · turn · twirl · rhythm · workout · exercise · schoolyard
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
run off · leave town · disappear · vanish · split · take off · bail · ditch · sneak away · slip out
- skip schoolUnauthorized absence from class
- skipping schoolUnauthorized absence from class
- skip outLeave abruptly, often irresponsibly
- skipped a beatMomentary heart rhythm interruption
- skip a beatBrief rhythmic interruption
- skip townDepart hastily to evade