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skipping-rope

skip-rope
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skip rohp]
    • /skɪp roʊp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skip rohp]
    • /skɪp roʊp/

Definitions of skipping-rope word

  • noun skipping-rope Also, jump roping. a children's game or an exercise for children and adults in which a rope is swung over and under the standing jumper, who must leap over it each time it reaches the feet. 1
  • noun skipping-rope the rope used. 1
  • verb without object skipping-rope to play this game or do this exercise. 1
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Origin of skipping-rope

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Skipping-rope

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Skipping-rope

skipping-rope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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