Meanings
- uncountableplayground gamesA children's game in which two participants hold a string of rubber bands tied in a circle with their feet and a third participant is challenged to make a certain series of moves in relation to the string successfully.
Synonyms: Chinese ropes, Chinese garter, jumpsies, elastics, yoki, French skipping
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA children's game in which two participants hold a string of rubber bands tied in a circle with their feet and a third participant is challenged to make a certain series of moves in relation to the string successfully.
Translations
Czech skákání gumy
- skákání gumyto jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise
Estonian kummikeks
- kummikeksto jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise
French jeu de l'élastique
- jeu de l'élastiqueto jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise
German Gummitwist, Gummihüpfen
- Gummitwistto jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise
- Gummihüpfento jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise
- Gummihopseto jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise
- Gummihuppeto jump over a rope repeatedly as a game or exercise
Cite this entry
Chinese jump rope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20jump%20rope
“Chinese jump rope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20jump%20rope. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese jump rope,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20jump%20rope.
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