skip-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: miss, omit, or avoid

Examples:
Tina skips class at least once a week.
Mr. Hahn skipped first grade because his reading ability was so far above his classmates .
Mr. Brown skipped his stop in nearby Chicago and set course for Memphis.
He skipped over a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Forgoing
PropBank: skip.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
skip_over 1

Sense Number 2: jump lightly

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] SKIP (PP) NP1[animate] SKIP (PP)

Examples:
Ann skipped merrily down the sidewalk.
He skipped off across the fields.

Mappings:
VerbNet: run-51.3.2-2
FrameNet: Self_motion
PropBank: skip.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: (cause to) bound off one point after another

Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[inanimate] SKIP NP1[agent] SKIP NP2[inanimate] NP1[animate] SKIP NP2[inanimate]

Examples:
The UFO skipped across the sky like a saucer.
We spent many an afternoon skipping stones across the pond.

Mappings:
VerbNet: run-51.3.2-2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 6

Sense Number 4: leave suddenly

Examples:
When Roger found out she was pregnant, he skipped town.
After they have worked up a sweat, ringers often skip off to the local pub.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: skip.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
skip_town 1