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

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Etymology

Origin of jump rope

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

It was hard to believe they were both in school already, much less that they could jump rope, and say the rosary, and play the piano.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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