Definition of jump rope:
°(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.
°The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.
°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.
Definition of jump rope:
°(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.
°The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.
°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.