skip rope

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsjump ropeskipping rope

   Broaderrope

Questions about skip rope

What does skip rope mean?

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

What is another word for skip rope?

Close synonyms include jump rope, skipping rope. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skip rope a common word?

skip rope is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.