Skip
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The word skip has several meanings:
General usage
- Skip (container)Skip (container)A rubbish skip is usually called merely a skip or waste bin. A skip is a large open-topped container designed for loading onto a special type of lorry. Differing from dumpster, instead of being emptied into a waste vehicle onsite, a skip is replaced by an empty skip and then tipped at a landfill...
, a type of large open-topped container - Skip (music), a melodic interval
- Skip (in audio playback), a type of malfunction of a phonograph or gramophone or CD player
- Skip (radio), a radio signal which is reflected or refracted in the atmosphere or ionosphere
- Skip (curling)Skip (curling)The skip, in conjunction with the team, determines strategy. Based on the strategy, the skip holds the broom indicating where the player throwing must aim . When it is the skip's turn to throw, the vice-skip holds the broom...
, a position in the sport of curling - Skip (gait), a style of gait movement involving a combination of walking and jumping
- Jump ropeJump ropeJump rope or skipping rope is the primary tool used in the game of skipping played by children and many young adults, where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads...
(skipping rope), where one or more participants jump over a spinning rope so that it passes under their feet and over their heads - Skip-stopSkip-stopSkip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route. Skip-stops are used in both rail transit and bus transit operations.-Rail operation:...
, a public transit service pattern - A generational nickname: see Nickname#Nicknames for people
- The Skip, a route run by the Regional Transportation DistrictRegional Transportation DistrictThe Regional Transportation District, or RTD, was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in Colorado. RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of...
that runs between North and South Boulder, Colorado - Skip, the NorseOld NorseOld Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
word for shipShipSince the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
, generally denoting a large boat, but not necessarily a longship or langskip. - Skip, a haircut style.
- Skip, a term used to describe Anglo-Celtic Australians, the word is taken from the 1966 Australian children's television show, Skippy the Bush KangarooSkippy the Bush KangarooSkippy the Bush Kangaroo is an Australian television series for children created by John McCallum, produced from 1966–1968, telling the adventures of a young boy and his intelligent pet kangaroo, in the Waratah National Park in Duffys Forest, near Sydney, New South Wales.Ninety-one 30-minute...
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Acronyms
- Simple Key-Management for Internet ProtocolSimple Key-Management for Internet ProtocolSimple Key-Management for Internet Protocol or SKIP was a protocol developed circa 1995 by the IETF Security Working Group for the sharing of encryption keys...
- System of Kanji Indexing by PatternsKodansha Kanji Learner's DictionaryThe Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary is a kanji dictionary based on the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by Jack Halpern and published by Kenkyūsha...
- Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphataseSKIPSKIP is an acronym for Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase, which is a human gene.-Further reading:...
Names and titles
- Skips (snack)Skips (Snack)Skips are a tapioca snack from the United Kingdom; which were first launched in 1974 as prawn cocktail. The snacks are made by United Biscuits and sold under the KP brand made under license from Meiji Seika Japan. Today they are available with bacon and cheese flavours in addition to the...
- Chris CandidoChris CandidoChristopher Raul Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido...
, also known as Skip - Skip BiffertySkip BiffertySkip Bifferty was an English psychedelic rock band formed in early 1966. The band featured future members of Ian Dury and The Blockheads.-History:...
, an English band - Skip BattinSkip BattinClyde "Skip" Battin was an American singer–songwriter, performer and recording artist. He is best remembered as a member of The Byrds, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Flying Burrito Brothers...
(1934–2003), musician, former bass player and songwriter with The Byrds - skip Ltd.Skip Ltd.Skip is a Japanese video game developer that has a close relationship with Nintendo of Japan. Nintendo has published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being LOL , which Skip Ltd. published independently. The company's staff includes prominent developers from Square...
, a video game developer
Fictional characters
- Skip Ricter, a character in the movie Cars
- Skip is a demon from the TV show Angel—see List of minor Angel characters#Skip
- Skips, a character on Regular ShowRegular ShowRegular Show is an American animated television series created by J. G. Quintel...
Skipping
Skipping can refer to several things:- The hippity-hoppity gait that comes naturally to children
- A game or form of exercise using a skipping ropeJump ropeJump rope or skipping rope is the primary tool used in the game of skipping played by children and many young adults, where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads...
- Stone skippingStone skippingStone skipping is a pastime which involves throwing a stone with a flattened surface across a lake or other body of water in such a way that it bounces off the surface of the water. The object of the game is to see how many times a stone can be made to bounce before sinking.-Names:In North America...
- Snowmobile skippingSnowmobile skippingSnowmobile skipping, snowmobile watercross, snowmobile skimming, or water skipping is a sport and/or exhibition where snowmobile racers hydroplane their sleds across lakes or rivers.-Basics:...
- Skipping class, otherwise known as truancy
- British slang for Dumpster divingDumpster divingDumpster diving is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners, but that may be useful to the dumpster diver.-Etymology and alternate names:...