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Definition of skip noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

skip

noun
 
/skɪp/
 
/skɪp/
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    movement

  1. a skipping movement
    • She gave a skip and a jump and was off down the street.
    2.

    container for waste

  2. (British English)
    (North American English Dumpster™)
    a large open container for putting old, broken building materials, rubbish, etc. in. The skip is then loaded on a lorry and taken away.
    3. Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin.
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