JUMP ROPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jump rope mean? 

• JUMP ROPE (noun)
  The noun JUMP ROPE has 2 senses:

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

2. a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope

  Familiarity information: JUMP ROPE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUMP ROPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jump rope; skip rope; skipping rope

Hypernyms ("jump rope" is a kind of...):

rope (a strong line)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("jump rope" is a kind of...):

cardiopulmonary exercise (exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system)

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jump rope"):

double Dutch (the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners)

 Context examples 

When I got back to the nursery there was such an uproar in the parlor that I looked in, and there was Mr. Bhaer down on his hands and knees, with Tina on his back, Kitty leading him with a jump rope, and Minnie feeding two small boys with seedcakes, as they roared and ramped in cages built of chairs.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)