skip rope
skip rope
To hop repeatedly over a length of rope that is swung over one's head by oneself or by two other people. The coach made us skip rope for nearly 45 minutes as part of our conditioning. Geez, I haven't skipped rope since I was a kid. I don't know if I can even do it anymore!
See also: rope, skip
skipping rope
The act or practice of hopping repeatedly over a length of rope that is swung over one's head by oneself or by two other people. God, I hate skipping rope. I get tripped up so easily that I feel like I might as well be doing something else. Our family was pretty poor, so skipping rope was a cheap way to keep ourselves entertained as kids.
See also: rope, skip
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
skip rope
to jump over an arc of rope that is swung beneath one's feet then over one's head, repeatedly. The children skipped rope on the playground. The boxer skipped rope while training.
See also: rope, skip
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- skipping rope
- enough rope, to give (someone)
- jump rope
- rope
- rope or an animal up
- rope up
- rope together
- tug of war
- take (a)hold
- take hold