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ove in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot. | | 2. | to pass from one point, thing, subject, etc., to another, disregarding or omitting what intervenes: He skipped through the book quickly. | | 3. | to go away hastily and secretly; flee without notice. | | 4. | Education. to be advanced two or more classes or grades at once. | | 5. | to ricochet or bounce along a surface: The stone skipped over the lake. | –verb (used with object) | 6. | to jump lightly over: The horse skipped the fence. | | 7. | to pass over without reading, noting, acting, etc.: He skipped the bad parts. | | 8. | to miss or omit (one of a repeated series of rhythmic actions): My heart skipped a beat. | | 9. | to be absent from; avoid attendance at: to skip a school class. | | 10. | to send (a missile) ricocheting along a surface. | | 11. | Informal. to leave hastily and secretly or to flee from (a place): They skipped town. | –noun | 12. | a skipping movement; a light jump or bounce. | | 13. | a gait marked by such jumps. | | 14. | a passing from one point or thing to another, with disregard of what intervenes: a quick skip through Europe. | | 15. | Music. a melodic interval greater than a second. | | 16. | a natural depression below the surface of a planed board. | | 17. | Informal. a person who has absconded in order to avoid paying debts or meeting other financial responsibilities. | —Verb phrase | 18. | skip out on, Info
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rmal. to flee or abandon; desert: He skipped out on his wife and two children. | |
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Residents played games of checkers, penny relay, Uno, 31 cards, bingo, golf cards, Rack-O, Skip-Bo and Kings on the Corner.
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... afternoon, she brings the mail in for her 86-year-old great-grandmother and spends time with her, playing their favorite card game, Skip-Bo.
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Tiscali - Found Nov. 13, 2008
... find your way around the site, skip directly to the , to the , or to . Thursday , November , & & Slider road "" set to blast U.S. bo offices...
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Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Found Nov. 11, 2008
Skip related content The man, Liu Bo-yan of central Taiwan, poured fuel on himself and then set himself alight.
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Tiscali - Found Nov. 9, 2008
... way around the site, skip directly to the , to the , or to . Sunday , November , & Slider road "Pirates" and "Knocked Up" lead U.S. bo office...
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LockerGnome - Found Oct. 20, 2008
Fortunately, the islanders are masters at SKIP-BO and want to teach you their favorite game. Only you can play SKIP-BO with the friendly...
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Youth of the Month - Carson Woodward
Augusta Chronicle - Found Nov. 3, 2008
... afternoon, she brings the mail in for her 86-year-old great-grandmother and spends time with her, playing their favorite card game, Skip-Bo.
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Youth of the Month - Carson Woodward
Calibre Macro World - Found Nov. 2, 2008
... afternoon, she brings the mail in for her 86-year-old great-grandmother and spends time with her, playing their favorite card game, Skip-Bo.
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'Grandma' Leona Kosel remembered
Mobridge Tribune - Found Oct. 22, 2008
They treated her as special every time they could. She was always ready for a game of pinochle or Skip-Bo.
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