jump rope
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- (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.
- The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.
- A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.
- Alternative spelling of jump rope.
Verb
- 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.
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