Phrase guide

skipping rope

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end, intended to be swung over and under a person jumping in a continual rhythm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of skip rope

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jump rope, skip rope

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rope

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَط اَلْحَبْل (naṭ al-ḥabl) — rope for play or exercise
  • Bengali: লাফদড়ি (laphdôṛi) — rope for play or exercise
  • Catalan: corda de saltar — rope for play or exercise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跳繩 /跳绳 (tiàoshéng) — rope for play or exercise
  • Czech: švihadlo — rope for play or exercise
  • Danish: sjippetov — rope for play or exercise
  • Dutch: springtouw — rope for play or exercise
  • Dutch: touwtjespringen — rope for play or exercise
  • Esperanto: saltoŝnuro — rope for play or exercise
  • Estonian: hüppekumm — rope for play or exercise
  • Finnish: hyppynaru — rope for play or exercise
  • French: corde à sauter — rope for play or exercise
  • German: Springseil — rope for play or exercise
  • German: Sprungseil — rope for play or exercise
  • Greek: σχοινάκι (schoináki) — rope for play or exercise
  • Gujarati: કૂદવાનું દોરડું (kūdvānũ dorḍũ) — rope for play or exercise
  • Hindi: कूदने की रस्सी (kūdne kī rassī) — rope for play or exercise
  • Hungarian: ugrókötél — rope for play or exercise
  • Icelandic: sippuband — rope for play or exercise
  • Irish: rópa scipeála — rope for play or exercise
  • Japanese: 跳び縄 (tobinawa) — rope for play or exercise
  • Korean: 줄넘기줄 (julleomgijul) — rope for play or exercise
  • Māori: piupiu — rope for play or exercise
  • Polish: skakanka — rope for play or exercise
  • Portuguese: corda de pular — rope for play or exercise
  • Russian: скака́лка (skakálka) — rope for play or exercise
  • Slovak: švihadlo — rope for play or exercise
  • Spanish: comba — rope for play or exercise
  • Swedish: hopprep — rope for play or exercise
  • Tagalog: luksong-lubid — rope for play or exercise
  • Tibetan: ཐག་མཆོང་། (thag mchong) — rope for play or exercise
  • Turkish: atlama ipi — rope for play or exercise
  • Welsh: cortyn sgipio — rope for play or exercise
  • Welsh: rhaff sgipio — rope for play or exercise