jump rope

American  

[juhmp rohp] / ˈdʒʌmp ˌroʊp /

noun

• jump ropes
  plural

1. Also jump roping a children's game or an exercise for children and adults in which a rope is swung over and under the standing jumper, who must leap over it each time it reaches the feet.

2. the rope used.

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verb (used without object)

1. to play this game or do this exercise.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• jump ropes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of jump rope

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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jump rope

Then he goes outside after midnight — as firecrackers are going off and rain is drizzling — to jump rope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

On my recent rereading of “The Secret Garden,” I was delighted by the moment when Mary, initially pale and peevish and uninterested in her breakfast, begins wandering the grounds with a jump rope in hand.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

They responded by painting a vivid, two-story mural that shows children and families playing a range of sports, including Double Dutch jump rope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

The lightest of workouts now makes Hardy feel nauseous – she recalls passing out when her heart rate went up after trying to jump rope.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024

The girls taught me many games my brothers did not learn from the boys—hopscotch, handstands and even walking on my hands, jump rope, and cross-clapping that went along with songs.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat