Jump rope

//dʒʌmp ɹəʊp// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. uncountable
  2. 2
    a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope wordnet
  3. 3
    The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity. countable, uncountable

    "Traditional children's games include jump rope, hopscotch, or patty cake."

  4. 4
    a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it wordnet
  5. 5
    A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement. colloquial, countable, uncountable

    "2001, Matt Groening, “The Cyber House Rules”, Futurama, season 3, episode 11, transcript SALLY: One time, I did a hundred jump ropes."

Verb
  1. 1
    To repeatedly jump over a rope, the ends of which are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is swung under the feet and over the head of the jumper; to play the game of jump rope; to exercise by jumping rope. intransitive

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