jump rope

jump rope
1. noun /dʒʌmp/ /rəʊp/
a) (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. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.

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

b) The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.
2. verb /dʒʌmp/ /rəʊp/
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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