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/sˈkɪp/SKIP
/sˈkɪp/SKIP

Meaninga quick jerk

Common meaning: to leap lightly

Journey through time

  1. Irishsgiob‘to snatch’source
  2. Middle Englishshkippensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto snatch → to leap lightlyskip‘to leap lightly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Irish sgiob ‘a quick jerk’.

Roots

  • sgiob Irish “a quick jerk”

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