jump vs skip

jump and skip both are nouns.

jump and skip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jump	Yes	No	Yes	No
skip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, jump and skip are synonyms defined as:

jump and skip: bypass

Other synonyms of jump include pass over, skip over.

As verbs, skip is a hyponym of jump; that is, skip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jump:

jump: move forward by leaps and bounds
skip: jump lightly

Other hyponyms of jump include pronk, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, burst, bounce, capriole, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap, vault, curvet, hop-skip, hop, caper, hop.

jump (noun)	skip (noun)
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground	a mistake resulting from neglect
a sudden involuntary movement	a gait in which steps and hops alternate
descent with a parachute
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
an abrupt transition
a sudden and decisive increase

jump (verb)	skip (verb)
increase suddenly and significantly	bypass
rise in rank or status	cause to skip over a surface
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions	jump lightly
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another	leave suddenly
bypass	bound off one point after another
make a sudden physical attack on	intentionally fail to attend
enter eagerly into
move forward by leaps and bounds
cause to jump or leap
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
run off or leave the rails
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
jump down from an elevated point
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
be highly noticeable

Difference between jump and skip

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