überspringen — meaning in English

English meaning

• leapfrog noun A children's game in which players take turns vaulting over each other's stooped backs.
• skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

überspringen is used for these senses in English:

• cut out (transitive) To remove; to omit.
• leapfrog (transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
• skip (transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).

leapfrog — full definition

1. noun A children's game in which players take turns vaulting over each other's stooped backs.
2. verb To overtake or advance past something or someone by skipping ahead, often repeatedly.

skip — full definition

1. verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
2. verb To leave out or not do something you would normally do.
3. verb To not attend something, especially a class or meeting.
4. verb To leave suddenly, often to avoid trouble.
5. noun (UK) A large open container for waste and rubble, often left outside a building site.

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