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skipping rope

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈskipping ˌrope noun [countable] British English  skipping_rope.jpg DGOa long piece of rope with handles that children use for jumping over 跳绳 SYN American English jump rope
Examples from the Corpus
skipping ropeWhen you have enough cash you can buy training equipment such as a skipping rope, punch bag or robot boxer!She certainly needed all her expertise one night when the children made their entrance for a skipping rope routine.She was holding a suspender in each hand like she had a skipping rope.I struggled with a makeshift skipping rope and tried to do a few more press-ups each day; it was not much fun.
ˈskipping ˌrope nounChineseSyllable
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skipping rope
ˈskipping ˌrope noun [countable] British English

a long piece of rope with handles that children use for jumping over
   SYN  jump rope American English


skipping ropeBrE /ˈskɪpɪŋ rəʊp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskɪpɪŋ roʊp/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈjump rope) noun
a piece of rope, usually with a handle at each end, that you hold, turn over your head and then jump over, for fun or to keep fit 跳绳