Definition

1. Noun:
   • A game or exercise: A child's game or a form of cardiopulmonary exercise in which a person jumps over a rope that is swung over their head and under their feet.
   • The equipment used: A length of rope, often with handles at each end, that is swung around while someone jumps over it.

Examples

• Noun (Game/Exercise):
  • The children played jump rope during recess.
  • She does ten minutes of jump rope every morning for exercise.
• Noun (Equipment):
  • She bought a new jump rope with neon-green handles.
  • Can I borrow your jump rope?

Advanced Usage

• "to jump rope" (Verb phrase): The action of playing the game or performing the exercise.
  • The boxer jumps rope as part of his training routine.
  • We used to jump rope and sing rhymes on the sidewalk.

Variants and Related Words

• Skipping rope: (Chiefly British) A common synonym for both the game and the equipment.
  • The British term for jump rope is often "skipping rope".

Synonyms

• Skipping: (Verb) The action of jumping over a swung rope.
• Rope jumping: (Noun) Another term for the activity.

Related Phrases

• Double Dutch: A style of jump rope where two ropes are turned in opposite directions.
  • They are champions at Double Dutch.

Noun

1. a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope
2. a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it