skip town
skip town · skips town · skipped town · skipping town
To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warningTo abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.
» They must've skipped out of town.
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1 senses(informal)To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.
The suspect skipped town when he found out the police were going to raid his apartment.
das Weite suchen, die Kurve kratzen, sich aus dem Staub machen
More definitions
- disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
Examples
12 sentencesThey must've skipped out of town.
Tom has skipped town.
Tom skipped town.
ruТом сбежал из города. — sharptoothed
They must have skipped out of town.
It seems that they have skipped out of town.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
abscond from one's place of residence suddenly:
Forms
skips town, skipping town, skipped town, skipped town| Base form | skip town · to skip town |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | skips town |
| Present participle | skipping town |
| Past simple | skipped town |
| Past participle | skipped town |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- disappear without notifying anyone (idiom):take a powder
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedblow town
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle