hopscotch
[ hop-skoch ]
/ ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ /
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noun
a children's game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and then hops on one foot over the lines from section to section and picks up the stone or object, usually while standing on one foot in an adjacent section.
verb (used without object) Informal.
verb (used with object) Informal.
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Words nearby hopscotch
hopple, Hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch, hop, skip, and a jump, hop, step, and jump, hoptoad, hop to it, hoptree
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hopscotch
/ (ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ) /
noun
a children's game in which a player throws a small stone or other object to land in one of a pattern of squares marked on the ground and then hops over to it to pick it up
Word Origin for hopscotch
C19: hop 1 + scotch 1
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