jump rope
noun
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.
jump ropes
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pluralof jump rope.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dresses made of silver gift ribbon and plastic jump ropes had the effect of an espresso shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He recalls 9-year-old North Korean girls, living temporarily at a Chinese sports compound, rising daily at 5 a.m. to do 300 jump ropes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
"It was difficult to find things that the kids could use individually while still being engaging for daily use. I tried jump ropes, chalk, sunglasses, and bubbles," Beach said.
From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2021
Several of the young women picked up pairs of long jump ropes and twirled them — slowly at first — as the youngest girls took turns hopping in.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2019
He was standing next to a rack of jump ropes, tossing a basketball back and forth from hand to hand, and occasionally spinning it on one finger, but only for like half a second.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
