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Pronunciation: /skɪp/

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Definition of skip

noun

  • the captain or director of a side at bowls or curling.

verb (skips, skipping, skipped)

[with object]
  • act as skip of (a side): they lost to another Stranraer team, skipped by Peter Wilson

Origin:

early 19th century (originally Scots): abbreviation of skipper1

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