Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 6 compound words that contain skips. The most common are listed below. Open skips in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- mini skipsplural of mini skip: A small-sized waste container, which can be hired for waste disposal when a standard-size skip is too large.
- skips outthird-person singular simple present indicative of skip out: To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.
- skips ropethird-person singular simple present indicative of skip rope: To 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 …
- skips schoolthird-person singular simple present indicative of skip school: To be absent from school without permission.
- skips townthird-person singular simple present indicative of skip town: To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.
- vice-skipsplural of vice-skip: The player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team
- skips a beatthird-person singular simple present indicative of skip a beat: To miss a beat.
- skips the linethird-person singular simple present indicative of skip the line: To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
- hit-skipsthird-person singular simple present indicative of hit-skip: To flee (as the driver) from the site of a motor vehicle accident without reporting it to the police or emergency services.
- three skips of a louseThe worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.
Compound words 6
- outskipsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outskip: To avoid by flight or fleeing; escape.
- timeskipsplural of timeskip: An 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.
- landskipsplural of landskip: A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
- lantskipsplural of lantskip: A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
- offskipsplural of offskip: The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.
- overskipsthird-person singular simple present indicative of overskip: To skip or leap over