intransitive verb skipped, skipping skip′·ping

1. to leap, jump, or spring lightly; specif., to move along by hopping lightly on first one foot and then the other
2. to be deflected from a surface; ricochet
3. to pass, or direct the attention, from one point to another, omitting what lies between
4. ☆ to be promoted in school beyond the next regular grade
5. Informal to leave hurriedly, esp. under questionable circumstances; abscond

Etymology: ME skippen, prob. < Scand form akin to ON skopa, to jump, run < IE *skeub-, to shoot, throw > shove

transitive verb

1. to jump or leap lightly over
2. to pass over or omit, either deliberately or inadvertently
3. to omit attending a session or sessions of (school, church, etc.)
4. to cause to skip or ricochet
5. ☆
   1. to promote (a student) to the grade beyond the next regular one in school
   2. to pass over (the next regular grade)
6. ☆ Informal to leave (a town, country, etc.) hurriedly

noun

1. 1. an act of skipping; leap; spring
   2. a skipping gait alternating light hops on each foot
2. a passing over or omitting