jump rope

jump rope
1. 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.
2. the rope used.
3. to play this game or do this exercise. Also called skip rope.
[1795-1805]

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or skip rope

Children's game in which players hold a rope (jump rope) at each end and twirl it in a circle, while one or more players jump over it each time it reaches its lowest point.

Dating from the 19th century, it is traditionally a girl's sidewalk or playground game that usually involves the chanting of a counting rhyme (e.g., "One, two, touch my shoe"). There are many types of jumps, including single, double, and backward; in "double Dutch," two ropes are twirled simultaneously in opposite directions. Single-rope jumping, or rope skipping, is popular with boxers to develop the lungs and legs and improve coordination and footwork.

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game
also called  skip rope  

       children's game played by individuals or teams with a piece of rope, which may have handles attached at each end. Jump rope, which dates back to the 19th century, is traditionally a girls' playground or sidewalk activity in which two players turn a rope (holding it by its ends and swinging it in a circle) and the other players take turns jumping it while chanting a rhyme or counting. When it is played as a game, each player is required to move in while the rope is turning, complete the jump, and move out without contacting or stopping the rope; the jumps required usually become more complicated as the game proceeds.

      There are many types of jumps, including single, double, backward, crossed-feet, hot pepper (twice as fast as usual), quarter turns, half turns, full turns, and two-at-a-time (jumpers); in double Dutch, two ropes (or one long rope such as a clothesline that has been doubled) are turned simultaneously in opposite directions; in criss-cross, performed by one person holding both ends of the rope, the arms are crossed back and forth on alternate turns of the rope.

      There are countless chants, many originally from Germany and England, associated with jump rope, which often dictate the actions or stunts to be performed, such as:

One, two, touch my shoe,
Three, four, touch the floor,
Five, six, pick up sticks,
Seven, eight, double rate,
Nine, ten, out again.

      In another version:

Apples, peaches, pears, and plums,
Tell me when your birthday comes...

      the jumper chants the names of the months, then the days up to the date of her birthday.

      More recent chants reflect inner-city culture. For instance:

Hey D.J., let's sing that song, keep a footin' all night long,
Hey D.J., let's sing that song, keep a hoppin' all night long,
Hey D.J., let's sing that song, keep a turning, all night long,
Hey D.J., let's sing that song, keep a clapping all night long.

      In Chinese and Vietnamese jump rope, a stationary rope or string, commonly elastic, is held in a rectangular configuration around two players' legs; the jumper performs designated hops in and out of the rectangle, with the rope being raised on each successive jump.

      Single rope jumping or rope skipping is a popular form of cardiovascular exercise. This exercise originated with prizefighters to help develop their lungs and legs.

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