jump rope
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1.5
- noun
- /dʒʌmp roʊp/
- US
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cuerda para saltar
- Give me that jump rope.
- a plastic jump rope
- a ropeless jump rope
- jump rope game
I'll bring some jump rope and I'll do some pull ups, push ups, dips, all that stuff.
- I'll bring some jump rope and I'll do some pull ups, push ups, dips, all that stuff.
Examples
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The children played happily, taking turns with the jump rope during recess.
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Therefore, a ten-minute workout with the jump rope can yield excessive calorie burning.
Blog text (11) -
Christopher Robin has a jump rope.
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I have nothing for the occasion but our daughter's jump rope.
Fiction book (2002) -
Annie grabbed her jump rope and headed outdoors.
Fiction book (1997) -
They sponsored a jump rope contest.
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On the smooth black pavement of a city schoolyard, five African American girls play a jump rope game.
Academic text (2005) -
Set up 5-6 cones in a circle around the gym with 2-3 jump ropes at each cone.
Academic text (1998) -
Every day after school, they practiced their jump rope routines on the playground.
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For a fun workout, you can use a jump rope to improve your cardiovascular health.
Synonyms
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2.1
A long rope with handles that you jump over for exercise
A long rope with handles that you swing and jump over for exercise or play
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'jump rope' is directly compositionally built from 'jump' (to leap) and 'rope' (a cord), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the activity/game of jumping over a swung rope. This is a common and cross-linguistically transparent construction (e.g., Spanish 'saltar la cuerda', Chinese '跳绳'), so the meaning is immediately recoverable from the parts.
Etymology
Jump rope is the name of the long rope you jump over when it is swung under your feet, so the phrase simply means the physical rope used for skipping.