Agent noun of skip: one who skips. / A person who skips, or fails to attend class. / (sports) One who jumps rope.

A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.

(intransitive) To take shelter in a barn or shed.

(behavioral sciences) A box or cage in which a subject (usually an animal) may be isolated from outside influences and studied; used in operant conditioning experiments where the subject can operate a lever to obtain a reward or avoid a painful shock.

(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet. / (intransitive) To leap about lightly. / (intransitive) To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.

A leaping, jumping or skipping movement. / The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain) A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep).

To place an item in a skip (etymology 2, sense 1).

Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority. / (specially) The captain of a sports team. Also, a form of address by the team to the captain.

(Australia, slang) An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.