present participle of skip

The act by which something is skipped or omitted. / The game, activity, or exercise of jump rope.

plural of skipping

(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet. / (intransitive) To leap about lightly. / (intransitive) To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain) 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).

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.

A leaping, jumping or skipping movement. / The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.

(Trinity College, Dublin, historical) A college servant.

To place an item in a skip (etymology 2, sense 1).

(Australia, slang) An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.