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.

the rope used.

verb (used without object)

to play this game or do this exercise.

Nearby words

jump leads, jump line, jump on, jump out of one's skin, jump pass, jump rope, jump seat, jump shooter, jump shot, jump spark, jump suit

Origin of jump rope

First recorded in 1795–1805

Also called skip rope.

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Examples from the Web for skipping-rope

Mary put on her coat and hat and took her skipping-rope over her arm.
The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett
The landscape slips out from under your feet like a skipping-rope.
The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor
Will you not tell me, Jeanne, why you were thinking so much about that skipping-rope a little while ago?
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard|Anatole France
Sophia Jane, who had watched her failures with chuckles of delight, now came and stood by her with her skipping-rope in her hand.
Susan|Amy Walton

To their great surprise, they saw that he was using a skipping-rope, and skipping towards them, smiling good-naturedly.
Dick, Marjorie and Fidge|G. E. Farrow

British Dictionary definitions for skipping-rope

skipping-rope

noun

British a cord, usually having handles at each end, that is held in the hands and swung round and down so that the holder or others can jump over it

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