jump rope

plural jump ropes · alternative jumprope · alternative jump-rope

1. uncountableThe activity, game or exercise that involves a participant rhythmically jumping over a rope underfoot and overhead with both ends held in their hands, or alternately, held by two other participants.

   Synonyms: jump-roping, jumping rope, skipping, skip rope

2. countableuncountableThe length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing, or other additions, used in that activity.

   The centrifugal force of the whirling jumprope draws the ends together. As we stretch rubber, we are pulling the jumpropes out to a flatter contour. This also explains why rubber deforms easily at first, then stiffens as strain increases.

   2006, Cycle World Magazine, volume 45, number 1, page 1

   Synonyms: skipping rope

3. colloquialcountableuncountableA single jump in this activity, counted as a measure of achievement.

   Sally: One time, I did a hundred jump ropes.

   2001, Matt Groening, “The Cyber House Rules”, in Futurama, season 3, episode 11

   Synonyms: rope-jump

present singular third person jumps rope · present singular third person jump ropes · participle present jumping rope · participle present jump roping · participle past jumped rope · past jumped rope · participle past jump roped · past jump roped · alternative jumprope · alternative jump-rope

1. intransitiveTo 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.

   Synonyms: skip, skip rope