jump rope

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jump rope

/ˈdʒʌmp ɹəʊp/ UK
/ˈdʒʌmp ɹoʊp/ US

noun jump ropes · jumprope · jump-rope

uncountable The 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.
Similar: jump-roping, jumping rope, skipping, skip rope
countable, uncountable The 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.
Similar: skipping rope
colloquial, countable, uncountable A single jump in this activity, counted as a measure of achievement. Sally: One time, I did a hundred jump ropes.
Similar: rope-jump

verb jumps rope · jump ropes · jumping rope · jump roping · jumped rope

intransitive 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.
Similar: skip, skip rope

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noun activity involving repeatedly jumping over a rope

Español	comba
한국어	줄넘기 julleomgi
日本語	縄跳び nawatobi
中文	跳繩 /跳绳 tiàoshéng
Português	pula corda
Français	saut à la corde, corde à sauter
Deutsch	Seilspringen
Русский	скака́лка skakálka
Tiếng Việt	nhảy dây
العربية	نَط اَلْحَبْل naṭ al-ḥabl

noun single jump in this activity

Français	saut à la corde, saut

verb to jump over a rope repeatedly

हिन्दी	रस्सी कूदना rassī kūdnā
Português	pular corda, saltar à corda
Français	sauter à la corde
Deutsch	seilspringen, seilhüpfen
Tiếng Việt	nhảy dây

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@misc{jump_rope_2026,
  title = {jump rope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jump%20rope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}