Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 48 compound words that contain skip. The most common are listed below. Open skip in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
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- skip listA probabilistic data structure that allows fast search within an ordered sequence of elements by maintaining a linked hierarchy of subsequences, with each successive subsequence skipping over fewer elements than the previous one.
- skip townTo abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.
- skip the lineSynonym of jump the queue: To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
- skip carA small cart used to carry iron ore, coke, or limestone, especially inside a blast furnace. It travels through the furnaces on a skip hoist.
- skip daySynonym of ditch day: A day on which a group of students, generally the senior class, leaves the campus and its responsibilities for a day.
- skip listsplural of skip list: A probabilistic data structure that allows fast search within an ordered sequence of elements by maintaining a linked hierarchy of subsequences, with each successive subsequence skipping over fewer elements than the …
- skip schoolSynonym of play truant: To be absent from school without permission.
- skip-stopA train, bus or elevator that does not make all of the designated stops along its route.
- skip a beatTo miss a beat.
- skip-careA minimalist approach to skincare in which the amount of products used is minimized to only those essential and necessary for keeping skin health.
- skip-levelInvolving direct communication between higher- and lower-ranking employees who would usually only communicate through a person of intermediate rank.
- skip outTo shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.
- skip ropeTo jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.
- mini skipA small-sized waste container, which can be hired for waste disposal when a standard-size skip is too large.
- skip carsplural of skip car: A small cart used to carry iron ore, coke, or limestone, especially inside a blast furnace. It travels through the furnaces on a skip hoist.
- skip daysplural of skip day: A day on which a group of students, generally the senior class, leaves the campus and its responsibilities for a day.
- skip-gramsplural of skip-gram: An n-gram in which component words need not be adjacent.
- skip-gramAn n-gram in which component words need not be adjacent.
- skip printingThe process of removing certain frames of a film so that it can be played back at a lower frames-per-second rate without the action seeming too slow.
- skip bombingA low-level bombing technique where an aircraft attacks shipping by skipping the bomb across the water like a thrown stone.
- vice-skipThe player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team
- skip tracingThe work of a skip tracer; the attempt to find somebody who has deliberately disappeared.
- skip bleachSynonym of bleach bypass: A film laboratory technique where the bleach stage during the development of a color film is skipped, resulting in images with increased contrast and graininess.
- skip tracerA private investigator or private detective who specializes in finding people who have attempted to disappear.
Compound words 48
- skipperThe master of a ship.
- SkippyNickname given to people of Australian origin by the British.
- unskipTo undo a "skip" action.
- outskipTo avoid by flight or fleeing; escape.
- glipTo bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique developed by the 490th Missile Squadron during World War II.
- skiplessWithout skipping or omitting something; continuous; unbroken.
- timeskipAn instance of fast-forwarding a substantial amount of time, such as years or decades, as a narrative device in a story, quickly aging characters and developing events.
- skipableAlternative form of skippable: Capable of being skipped.
- skipathonA charity event in which participants jump rope.
- skiploadEnough to fill a skip (rubbish container).