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skip
noun
verb
A mistake resulting from neglect
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noun
A mistake resulting from neglect
noun
A gait in which steps and hops alternate
verb
Bypass
“He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”
verb
Cause to skip over a surface
“Skip a stone across the pond”
verb
Bound off one point after another
verb
Jump lightly
verb
Leave suddenly
“She persuaded him to decamp”
verb
Intentionally fail to attend
“Cut class”
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He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
Skip a stone across the pond
She persuaded him to decamp
Skip town
Cut class
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