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SKIP-ingr-ohp/ˈskɪpɪŋ rəʊp/

A skipping rope (id: skipping-rope) is a rope used for jumping over, as exercise or a game (UK; US jump rope). To skip a lesson is to miss it, which is a different sense. PE: a skipping rope is kit; using it in the corridor is a trip hazard.

Meaning

A rope used for jumping over, as exercise or a game (UK; US jump rope).

Examples

• “A skipping rope is PE kit; using it in the corridor is a trip hazard.”
• “Skipping-rope rounds in the bleep-test warm-up are still PE; a fashion skipping in the quad is not the lesson.”

Good to know

a skipping rope (UK). US: a jump rope. Contrast: to skip a lesson (miss it). PE. Countable ropes. Mix-up: skip as a verb can mean miss school; the rope is the PE item. Extra: a skip is also a large rubbish container.

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