<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot</li><li>to pass from one point, thing, subject, etc., to another, disregarding or omitting what intervenes: He skipped through the book quickly</li><li>to go away hastily and secretly; flee without notice</li><li>Education: to be advanced two or more classes or grades at once</li><li>to ricochet or bounce along a surface: The stone skipped over the lake</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to jump lightly over: The horse skipped the fence</li><li>to pass over without reading, noting, acting, etc.: He skipped the bad parts</li><li>to miss or omit (one of a repeated series of rhythmic actions): My heart skipped a beat</li><li>to be absent from; avoid attendance at: to skip a school class</li><li>to send (a missile) ricocheting along a surface</li><li>Informal: to leave hastily and secretly or to flee from (a place): They skipped town</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce</li><li>a gait marked by such jumps</li><li>a passing from one point or thing to another, with disregard of what intervenes: a quick skip through Europe</li><li>Music: a melodic interval greater than a second</li><li>a natural depression below the surface of a planed board</li><li>Informal: a person who has absconded in order to avoid paying debts or meeting other financial responsibilities</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>Informal: to flee or abandon; desert: He skipped out on his wife and two children</li></ul>