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Of the two, I would say the first one is more correct. However, at home (west coast of Canada) I wouldn’t use either — I’d say ‘I’m skipping.’


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Either one is correct, and I believe their use is regional.  I’m from the Midwestern United States and I think the meaning of the two is slightly different:

«I’m jumping rope»
is describing the physical act of jumping over a rope-like thing.  The focus of the sentence is on the act of jumping itself.

«I’m jump roping
is describing a type of workout activity in general.  The focus is on the fact that it’s an exercise activity as a whole (one that involved jumping over a rope, yes) or the verb «to rope» (the act of throwing a rope around something) instead of on just the act of jumping.

Personally I say, «I’m jump roping,» or «I’m gonna jump rope tonight,» or «I jump roped last night,» conjugated like the very «to rope» something.  But I wouldn’t be bothered by someone saying, «I’m jumping rope» or «I jumped rope last night.»  The first group sounds «more correct» to me, but I believe either is fine.  Dialectal difference, maybe?

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Either one is correct, and I believe their use is regional.  I’m from the Midwestern United States and I think the meaning of the two is slightly different:

«I’m jumping rope»
is describing the physical act of jumping over a rope-like thing.  The focus of the sentence is on the act of jumping itself.

«I’m jump roping
is describing a type of workout activity in general.  The focus is on the fact that it’s an exercise activity as a whole (one that involved jumping over a rope, yes) or the act of «roping» something instead of on just the act of jumping.

Personally I say, «I’m jump roping,» or «I’m gonna jump rope tonight,» or «I jump roped last night,» conjugated like the very «to rope» something.  But I wouldn’t be bothered by someone saying, «I’m jumping rope» or «I jumped rope last night.»  The first group sounds «more correct» to me, but I believe either is fine.  Dialectal difference, maybe?

…what about: I’m jumping roping?….


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according to the internet, the present participle of jump rope can be either ‘jump roping’ or ‘jumping rope’

although i’d just say ‘skipping’  :azn:


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I think I read a thread about this last week, I was looking it up. The grammatically correct form is «I’m jumping rope» but the colloquial way I grew up with in the U.S. is «I’m jump roping.» I decided to stick to «I’m jumping rope» (even though I have never heard or referred to it that way) in order to not confuse the kids, especially for when they have grammar tests and such. But it still just sounds so strange. You could try to teach them both, but it just seemed like a little much to me so I just left it at «I’m jumping rope.» (this also seems to be the form they were previously taught, so I just had to let that one go)


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I think I read a thread about this last week, I was looking it up. The grammatically correct form is «I’m jumping rope» but the colloquial way I grew up with in the U.S. is «I’m jump roping.» I decided to stick to «I’m jumping rope» (even though I have never heard or referred to it that way) in order to not confuse the kids, especially for when they have grammar tests and such. But it still just sounds so strange. You could try to teach them both, but it just seemed like a little much to me so I just left it at «I’m jumping rope.» (this also seems to be the form they were previously taught, so I just had to let that one go)

Yeah this seems like a good way to go, even though I use the colloquial US way myself as well.  I think the primary action is jumping in that activity, so it would make sense to conjugate that as the primary verb instead of «to rope». 

If I had a textbook that taught «I’m jumping rope,» I wouldn’t change it or try to explain the colloquial difference unless my student was older and a very high-level speaker.


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Of the two, I would say the first one is more correct. However, at home (west coast of Canada) I wouldn’t use either — I’d say ‘I’m skipping.’

I would say skipping too


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jumping rope.

in ‘jump rope’ the ‘rope’ is the noun form. it’s not the verb form of ‘to rope’ at all.

you can’t technically conjugate a noun, so ‘jump roping’ is not grammatically correct.


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Both are correct.

The verb «to rope» refers to catching or securing something with a rope, which isn’t what you’re doing when you’re skipping.  You are instead literally jumping over a rope.  The rope is the noun/object of the verb to jump.  Hence «jumping rope».  To me, this seems the more grammatically accurate way to speak.

That being said, language is always evolving, and it’s possible that colloquially in some regions «jump-rope» has merged into one verb (like «housebuilding» or «snowshoeing»), in which case you could say «jump-roping».  I’ve never personally heard anyone speak this way, but it seems other people are familiar with this phrasing.  If you were going to teach it that way, though, my inclination would be to spell it with a hyphen.


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to play (v), jump-rope (n), playing jump-rope (gerund)
to jump (v), rope (n), jumping rope (gerund)

I’m from a country that just says ‘skipping’ so I have no idea what colloquial variants (such as ‘to jump-rope’) are acceptable.


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i thought (and still think because i am the worst at spelling) that jump-rope was one word, and that is why we (those being from Midwest U.S) would say «i’m jump-roping.» but sense this topic was brought up, i would like to ask a similar question that’s always bugged me: What’s the past-tense of «break-dance»?


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That being said, language is always evolving, and it’s possible that colloquially in some regions «jump-rope» has merged into one verb (like «housebuilding» or «snowshoeing»), in which case you could say «jump-roping».

‘house-building’ is fine because ‘to build’ is a verb so you can conjugate it into ‘building’ no problem.

‘to snowshoe’ is actually a verb so you can conjugate it no problem. ‘snowshoeing’ is just the gerund or present participle of it, so again no problems with that.

EDIT: i’ve investigated this a bit more now and a lot of online dictionaries list ‘jump rope/jump-rope’ as both a noun and a verb. mmmm so maybe ‘jump roping’ is correct as well then. just doesn’t seem right to me though, personally i wouldn’t conjugate the noun part of a compound verb that includes a noun, but that’s just me i guess.

What’s the past-tense of «break-dance»?

break-danced.

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What’s the past-tense of «break-dance»?

Broke-danced


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Both are correct. As others have said, there are colloquial variations so one isn’t any better than the other.


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I think we say both where I am from.  Around my way, skipping is moving in a single direction with a «tra-la-la» type single leg alternating hoping motion.


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That being said, language is always evolving, and it’s possible that colloquially in some regions «jump-rope» has merged into one verb (like «housebuilding» or «snowshoeing»), in which case you could say «jump-roping».

it’s the same with google. what’s a noun, is now also used as verb. the evolution of language is my favorite part of linguistics

What’s the past-tense of «break-dance»?

break-danced.

Broke-danced

«break-danced» just sounds so wrong to me…but «broke-danced» hahaha that’s what i want to use


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What’s the past-tense of «break-dance»?

Definitely break-danced (or breakdanced — I’ve seen both spellings).  It’s a V-V pattern, so I see the confusion, but breakdance is a compound verb, so we don’t conjugate both components.  Compare to verbs like fire-bomb («fire-bombed»), stir-fry («stir-fried»), flip-flop («flip-flopped»), blow-dry («blow-dried»), tap-dance («tap-danced»), etc.


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In the last 30 years jump roping has moved off the sidewalks and onto the stage.

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It was in Chapel Hill that she saw competitive jump roping for the first time, and was inspired to make Doubletime, her first feature film.

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В Чейпел- Хилл впервые увидела соревнования по прыжкам со скакалкой, вдохновившие ее на создание дебютного полнометражного фильма« Двойной прыжок».

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Encourage physical activities

indoors such as playing active games, jumping rope, or dancing.

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Поощряйте физические упражнения в помещении, такие как активные игры, прыжки со скакалкой и танцы.

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Warm up can include

jumping,

fast walking, Jogging, bending,

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Разминка может включать

прыжки,

быструю ходьбу, пробежку, наклоны,

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Uh, solar-powered electric jump rope, a pencil that makes your grammar more correcter, man yogurt.

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Ну, электрическая тарзанка на солнечной энергии, карнадаш, исправляющий ошибки, мужской йогурт.

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Maybe some jump rope for 4 different commercial breaks.

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There is a trampoline, jump ropes, animals, and sandpit with toys for children.

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Для малышей- батут, прыгалки животные, мячики и песочница с игрушками.

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I once was tangled in a jump rope for an entire day.

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Однажды я так запутался в скакалке, что весь день не мог выбраться.

The prank with the jump ropes… was that hard for you?

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Это же воздушный змей, а не китайская скакалка.

But I played with great affection… hopscotch, jump rope, jacks.

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Но я обожала играть в… классики, скакалочку, в камешки jacks.

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Вам даже не понадобится скакалка для этого.

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Divine jumps rope and enjoys her

rope

on her pussy.

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Always start with a warm-up: brief jogging, brisk walking, jumping rope, etc.

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What to do depends on you, but some things I include

jumping

on a mini trampoline, jumping rope, doing

jumping

jacks, do push-ups and hula Hooping.

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Что делать, зависит от вас, но некоторые вещи я включать

прыжки

на мини- батуте, прыжки со скакалкой,

прыжки

делают гнезда, делать отжимания и хула Hooping.

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In the museum display cases there will be children’s jump ropes, bowling pins,

and a children’s rake and watering can from the collection of the State Tolstoy Museum in Moscow.

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В музейных витринах будут экспонироваться детские прыгалки, кегли, а

так же детские грабли и лейка из фондов Государственного музея Л.

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Pushups,

jumping

jacks,

jump

on a mini-trampoline, jump rope, hoop, walk up and down the stairs in your house, etc.

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Отжимания, прыжки гнезда, прыгают на мини- батуте, скакалка, обруч, ходить вверх и вниз по лестнице в ваш дом и т. д.

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The molecular»jump rope» constantly can be adjusted to the needs

so that it is suited for numerous applications: from stiff and solid to soft and flexible.

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Молекулярная« скакалка» может постоянно адаптироваться к потребностям, благодаря чему

подходит для многочисленных областей применения: от жестких и твердых до мягких и гибких поверхностей.

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If the masks and the jump ropes are bringing back bad memories, if it’s making it weird for you to date me, I get that.

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Если маски и скакалки приносят плохие воспоминания, если это странно для тебя, чтобы встречаться со мной, то я понимаю.

You can do

jumping

stealing,

jumping

on a mini-trampoline, jump rope, do push-ups, squats weight, regardless.

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Вы можете делать прыжки угона, прыгать на мини- батуте, скакалка, делать отжимания, приседания веса, независимо.

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There is a variety of outdoor games your children will enjoy playing, such as badminton,

hula hoop, jump rope, rope-pulling etc.

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Они с удовольствием будут играть в монополию, бадминтон, перетягивани е каната,

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If you have no such possibility,

then just poprisedayte a few dozen times, jump rope and carefully warm up the hip joint semi- split s.

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Если у вас нет такой возможности,

тогда просто поприседайте несколько десятков раз, попрыгайте на скакалке и тщательно разогрейте тазобедренный сустав полу шпагат ы.

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In addition, Meyer made Mikan punch a speed bag,

take dancing lessons, and jump rope to make him a complete athlete.

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Кроме этого, Майкен тренировал скорость удара

на

боксерской груше,

Keith Bradford


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In Britain this is known as skipping, and we do it with a skipping rope. I too fail to understand «Let’s go jump roping», which sounds like a rodeo rider suggesting that we go and lassoo some steeplechasing jumps. Is it

really

what you Americans say? I’d have expected «Let’s go rope jumping».

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‘Jump rope/ing’ would be incomprehensible to the vast majority of BE speakers.
I only know it means ‘skip’ because I’ve had at least four decades of exposure to American English.
I do agree with Barque’s comment about ‘go jump-roping’.
When we say ‘go swimming/ski-ing, sailing’ and so-on, we mean that we have to go to some other place to practise these activities.

Most people can skip where they live, although I realise that in some countries and some circumstances it might not be so easy.

Posted by Neal on February 23, 2008

There was an eye-catching action shot on the front page of a community newspaper this week. It was taken in an elementary school gym, and showed a first-grade girl jumping rope. (It seems all the local elementary schools do a unit on jumping rope around this time of year.) The photographer had caught her in mid-air, legs bent, arms out, red hair flying out horizontally, and a grin on her face (the usual place for grins to appear, I believe). It was such a neat shot that I showed it to Doug and Adam.

“What’s she doing?” asked Doug as he took the paper. “Oh, she’s jump-roping.”

“Jump-roping, huh?” I said. “Is that how you say it?” I handed the paper to Adam. “What would you say she’s doing, Adam? Jumping rope, or jump-roping?”

Adam thought for a second, then said, “Jumping rope.”

“Well, jump-roping is what all my friends say,” Doug told us.

I get 418K Google hits for “jumping rope”, and 127K for “jumproping”, “jump roping”, and “jump ropeing” combined. There were enough hits for jump-roping compared to jumping rope that my suspicion is that jump-roping has been around for quite a while. I don’t have any data correlating these forms with age, so I can’t say if jump-roping is something that’s only recently caught on. However, if Doug’s friends are representative of the general population of American English-speaking kids, I’m getting a feeling of deja vu.

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Well it is summer time and I have to lose some weight so I have chosen the cardiovascular activity to do that jumping rope. While digging on some information I have asked myself a few questions:

Why do they call the jump rope skipping rope in England? Do they call it skipping rope or jump rope in the States as there are World Rope Skipping Federation (WRSF) and The United States Amateur Jump Rope Federation (USAJRF)? What is the etymology of «skipping rope» as you are jumping not skipping? What is most common to use nowadays as I have heard both? See this NGram.

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Here in America, jump rope is the only noun we use. At my gym we warm up by jumping rope so I own my own jump rope of just the right length and thickness. As an adult wanting to exercise, I jump rope (doing single unders and double unders) at my gym.

Young girls at play might jump rope or skip rope or even play jump rope. Skip rope implies (at least to me) a lazy, fun activity one can do while daydreaming, while even young girls might jump rope with a sense of competition. But even girls who skip rope do so with a jump rope.

Before I read this question I don’t think I’d ever heard the term skipping rope used as a noun to mean the rope.

This is an article on using a jump rope as part of an athletic training regimen that is written in American English with an attempt to include British English terms as alternates. I can’t speak to the British, but the American seems natural and correct to me.

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I didn’t know Americans called a skipping rope something different. I’d be very surprised if it’s ever been called anything else in British English (I don’t have access to the OED at the moment).

One meaning of skip is «jump». CDs can skip momentarily, meaning that the read head has jumped from where it should be.

However, skipping is also that sort of running, jumping, playful walk that children like to do. And it’s possible to do that sort of skipping on-the-spot with a skipping rope — you don’t simply have to jump up and down as you use it.

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Well it is summer time and I have to lose some weight so I have chosen
the cardiovascular activity to do that jumping rope. While digging on
some information I have asked myself a few questions:

Why do they call the jump rope skipping rope in England ? Do they call
it skipping rope or jump rope in the States as there are World Rope
Skipping Federation (WRSF) and The United States Amateur Jump Rope
Federation (USAJRF). What is the etymology of skipping rope as you are
jumping not skipping ? What is most common to use nowadays as I have
heard both ?

First of all, this is relevant to more than just England. In England and the rest of the UK, it is known as a skipping rope.

The only times that I ever heard anyone say «jump rope», was on American television programmes. Nobody uses the words «jump rope», in the UK. This seems to be an Americanism.

This page makes it clear: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/skipping-rope?q=skipping+rope

answered Apr 26, 2012 at 12:20

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The way I always understood it growing up as a USA-sian, «skipping rope» is just one particular way of using a jump rope. In particular, its generally done solo with the user employing a skipping cadence.

«Jump rope» can refer to the rope itself, or to the activity of using a jump rope. If you are hopping up when it comes around, rather than using a skipping gait, you are jumping rope, not skipping rope.

Also there is double-dutch jump rope (usually shortened to just «double-dutch»), where two jump ropes are employed by dedicated swingers, typcially with some kind of chant added in. This is serious business. Good double-dutch teams are really impressive atheletes.

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I imagine some of the hits for jump rope in your Ngram may refer to the noun form.

The jump rope is the rope used for skipping rope. Put another way, you might say:

I need to lose some weight, so I’m going to start skipping rope. Time to buy a new jump rope.

Which term is most common? In most of the US, I believe jumping rope is more common, particularly when the term is used competitively or for serious exercise. (I have a neice who jumped competitively in high school; I will try to interview her today and report my findings if I learn differently.)


EDIT: I couldn’t get hold of my niece, but her dad told me that her team was named the Skippers, no doubt a pun, not just on jumping rope/skipping rope, but also because the team was based in a coastal town with a relatively large seafaring population.

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Skipping rope is defined as follows http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skipping-rope

skipping-rope
n
(Group Games / Games, other than specified) Brit a cord, usually having handles at each end, that is held in the hands and swung round and down so that the holder or others can jump over it

I’ve added a term to this n-gram to include jumping rope.

I’ve heard jump rope as the item used as well as the game, so that could weigh heavily since the usage is both a noun and verb. Skipping rope seems to be used the same way however.

From http://www.skip-hop.co.uk/jump-rope-c76.html

Jump Rope is simply the term used in America and some other parts of the world used for the actual rope you jump when you are skipping . The term is now used to describe the activity as well. So particularly in the states you might jump rope using a jump rope!. The term is also used more now in the UK particularly because of the exchange of skills and equipment between the UK and the United States.

The use of the term skipping rope includes the activity as well in this example

Perhaps the usage of the terms viewed separately in American and British English will help as seen in these n-grams of the American usage here (where I added in jump roping just for fun) and the British usage here.

According to Wikipedia, the tool is called a jump rope or skipping rope, used for the game of skipping. As you can read in the article, there are many ways of jumping/skipping rope, and I grew up skipping in place over the rope in the USA as it was easier to keep going with less energy for competitions of duration rather than number of jumps.

Online Etymology Dictionary says about skip:

skip (v.)
c.1300, «to spring lightly,» also «to jump over,» probably from O.N. skopa «to skip, run,» from P.Gmc. *skupanan (cf. M.Swed. skuppa, dialectal Swed. skopa «to skip, leap»). Meaning «omit intervening parts» first recorded late 14c. Meaning «fail to attend» is from 1905. The noun is attested from mid-15c. The custom of skipping rope has been traced to 17c.; it was commonly done by boys as well as
girls until late 19c. Related: Skipped; skipping.

Notice that skipping rope has been traced to 17c.

Look here for a more recent history of the International Rope Skipping Federation (FISAC-IRSF)

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Here is a guess at the «skipping» etymology. This is probably because skipping (which we can take to be light, or small jumping) is all that is necessary to use the rope as it is intended. Only a small amount of clearance is required for the rope to pass under the feet. It is not necessary to jump, and doing so will only reduce your endurance. People who are skilled at skipping rope do not jump very high. This is something beginners do, to mitigate their bad timing which causes the rope to catch their feet.

Skip also means to get over something by jumping. While you can skip intransitively, you can also skip objects: for instance, skip every other stair. (And of course skip also means to bypass something in general. Skip a meeting, skip breakfast, …)

Skip, a verb which takes a direct object, expresses the idea of getting over/past the rope.

By contrast, «jumping rope» (the verb phrase) is basically ungrammatical (i.e. accepted as an idiom) because «jump», in the sense of «leap», is a verb which does not take an object. You can jump, jump off something, jump into/over something, but you can’t jump something.

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To throw some more oddness into the mix — as an Aus English speaker — I’ve heard both but by far and away, it’s a skipping rope in Aus.

I do, however, have memories of participating in Jump Rope For Heart (organised by the BHF in the UK, and the Heart Foundation in Aus) as a little tacker at school, so I wouldn’t be overly suprised to see the term ‘jump rope’ bleeding through at some stage to describe the activity, however, it doesn’t appear to be the case yet. If you go through the BHF Jump Rope For Heart page, it refers to the tools as skipping ropes throughout, and seems to call the activity skipping, but the event a ‘Jump’, for example:

When the children have mastered the basic skipping skills a Jump Off (a sponsored skip) is held, which can involve one class or the whole school, teachers and parents!

answered May 1, 2012 at 12:35

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I think that the title reflects the action. Especially if two others are holding the rope or in some cases two counter rotating ropes.
When skipping you do not jump, raising your whole body,unless you only want to do it for a short time. Instead as the rope approaches your feet you lift your feet, or foot if your are hopping, let the rope pass and then quickly put your feet down again. In effect you have skipped, i.e. missed the rope. The upper body above the hips has hardly moved. In this way minimum energy is used and the game can go on for a long time.
Skipping, as in sort of running, is so called because it is running with every other step skipped, or missed. Marchers do the same thing once if they are out of step and want to get back into step synchronism.

answered Jan 17, 2017 at 8:48

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    jump rope

    [ʹdʒʌmprəʋp]

    скакалка, прыгалка

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    jump rope

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    jump rope

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    to jump rope

    2) прыгать через скакалку

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    jump

    I [dʒʌmp]

    n

    прыжок, скачок

    delayed jump


    — high jump
    — standing jump
    — triple jump
    — ski jump
    — water jump
    — jump in prices
    — at one jump
    — at the jump
    — make a jump
    — take a jump on horseback

    II [dʒʌmp]

    v

    прыгать, скакать, спрыгивать, выпрыгивать

    jump high


    — jump aside
    — jump up and down
    — jump over smth
    — jump out of the window
    — jump to one’s feet
    — jump for joy
    — jump for smth
    — jump rope

    WAYS OF DOING THINGS:

    Глагол jump {to }bounce, to hop, to leap, to skip, to clear, to vault, to spring — характеризуют способ, условия и цель этого действия.

    Глагол to bounce имеет значение прыгать: to bounce up and down подпрыгивать несколько раз, возвращаясь на то же место; Robert and the other kids were having a great joy bouncing up and down on the bed Роберт и остальные дети забавлялись, подпрыгивая вверх и вниз на кровати; stop bouncing up and down kids! дети, перестаньте прыгать!

    Глагол to hop имеет значение прыгать вперед на одной ножке или на двух ногах, составленных вместе: Ammy hopped over a fallen tree Эмма перепрыгнула через упавшее дерево; it is a game where you hop around on one leg trying to knock down other people это игра, в которой надо прыгать на одной ножке, пытаясь свалить других; my left leg hurts so much, I can only hop у меня так болит левая нога, что я могу только прыгать на правой. Глагол to skip имеет значения прыгать, перепрыгивать, бежать вприпрыжку, особенно, когда человеку радостно и весело: the girls were skipping through a skipping rope девочки прыгали через скакалку

    Глагол to leap имеет значения «сделать длинный прыжок или подпрыгнуть высоко, особенно, когда вы пытаетесь разбежаться, чтобы прыгнуть выше или дальше»: from over our roof it is possible to leap onto the roof next door с крыши нашего дома можно прыгнуть на крышу соседнего; two circus tigers were leaping through a flaming hoop в цирке два тигра прыгали через горящий круг; having leaped over the fallen tree, they continued through the forest перепрыгнув через упавшее дерево, они продолжали продвигаться по лесу; he leaped over the bar and tried to stop the fight он перепрыгнул через стойку и попытался разнять дерущихся; it is no use ever trying to leap over that fence, you won’t make it нет смысла пытаться перепрыгнуть через тот забор, тебе это не удастся.

    Глагол to vault имеет значение «перепрыгивать через что-либо, опираясь на руки»: Tom watched as his two friends vaulted over the railings of the porch Том следил за тем, как два его друга перепрыгнули/перемахнули через перила крылечка; he makes vaulting a seven foot wall он перепрыгивает через стену в семь футов высотой.

    лошадь легко перепрыгнула через последний барьер/лошадь легко взяла последний барьер; the hedge wasn’t very high, so he could easily clear it изгородь была не высока, и он смог перепрыгнуть ее, не задев.

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    jump

    [ʤʌmp]
    1.

    гл.

    1)

    а) прыгать, скакать

    to jump from / off — спрыгивать

    to jump at smb. — набрасываться на кого-л.

    He jumped off the roof. — Он спрыгнул с крыши.

    The water’s lovely and warm in the pool, jump in! — Вода в бассейне приятная и тёплая, залезайте!

    The child jumped into bed. — Ребёнок запрыгнул в постель.

    The dog jumped onto the sofa. — Собака прыгнула на диван.

    I was walking up the garden path when one of the children jumped out of the bushes and frightened me. — Я шёл по тропинке в саду, как вдруг из кустов выпрыгнул ребёнок и напугал меня.

    Try to stop the children from jumping down the stairs, one day they’ll get hurt. — Отучи детей прыгать через ступеньки, они что-нибудь себе сломают.

    He jumped on his opponent. — Он накинулся на своего оппонента.

    Syn:

    б) вскакивать, подпрыгивать, подскакивать ; вздрагивать

    to jump for / with joy — прыгать от радости; быть возбуждённым от радости

    You made me jump when you came in so suddenly. — Ваш неожиданный приход испугал меня.

    A harsh penetrating voice made me jump. — Резкий пронзительный голос заставил меня вздрогнуть.

    2) иметь энергичный, возбуждающий ритм ; дрожать, содрогаться, гудеть

    3)

    а) резко перескакивать с одного на другое

    б) перескакивать, перепрыгивать, брать препятствие прям. и перен.

    He has received a promotion by influence, and in doing it has jumped many of his fellow-officers quite as good or better than he. — Благодаря влиянию он получил повышение, обогнав многих своих товарищей офицеров, таких же или лучше, чем он.

    в) брать, «съедать»

    to jump a man — взять, «съесть» шашку

    г) резко повышаться, подскакивать

    4) поспешно, необдуманно приходить к

    The diagnosis must not be jumped at without a careful consideration of the entire circumstances of the case. — Нельзя ставить скоропалительный диагноз, не проанализировав тщательно все симптомы болезни.

    5) согласовываться, соответствовать, совпадать

    Our humors jump together completely. — Наши наклонности полностью совпадают.

    One passage in Mr. Morley’s speech jumps with a letter we print today. — Один отрывок из речи мистера Морли полностью совпадает с письмом, которое мы сегодня печатаем.

    Syn:

    6)

    в)

    разг.

    неожиданно уйти, убежать, удрать

    7)

    мор.

    дезертировать, покинуть корабль, прежде чем истечёт срок контракта

    8)

    карт.

    повысить заявку скачком

    9)

    а) заставить прыгать; испугать, поразить

    He jumped his horse. — Он заставил лошадь прыгнуть.

    б)

    охот.

    поднимать, вспугивать

    10)

    а) трясти; качать, подбрасывать

    Don’t jump the camera. — Не трясите фотоаппарат.

    б)

    The cook sent me word that he’s invented a new style of jumping mushrooms in wine. — Повар сообщил мне, что он изобрёл новый способ жарки грибов в вине.

    11) захватывать , завладевать , опередить

    Some fellows prowl around habitually with a single eye to «jumping» anything conveniently portable. — Некоторые парни постоянно слоняются вокруг с одной целью — стащить то, что плохо лежит.

    12) обманом вовлечь во

    He was jumped into buying the house. — Его обманом заставили купить этот дом.

    Syn:

    13)

    а) избегать, уклоняться, не выполнять

    The driver of the local train said he had jumped a red signal light. — Машинист пригородного поезда сказал, что он проехал на красный свет светофора.

    14)

    кино

    смещаться, искажаться

    б) расклёпывать, осаживать металл

    17)

    амер.

    запускать двигатель от аккумулятора другого автомобиля; «прикуривать»

    18) охотно принимать, ухватиться за

    The guests all jumped at the invitation. — Все гости ухватились за приглашение.


    — jump off

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    jump the gun


    — jump the queue
    — jump to it
    — jump to the eyes
    — jump to the eye
    — jump down smb.’s throat
    — jump clear
    — jump in at the deep end
    — jump into the deep end
    — go and jump in the lake
    — jump in the lake

    2.

    сущ.

    1)

    а) прыжок, скачок

    The cat then seized it with a jump. — Сделав прыжок, кошка схватила её.


    — long jump
    — center jump
    — high jump
    — running jump
    — triple jump
    — standing jump
    — water jump
    — at one jump
    — at the jump

    Syn:

    Jumps have been made from heights up to 30,000 ft., the descent taking about 40 min. — Прыжки с парашютом производились с высоты около 30000 футов, спуск занимал около 40 минут.

    2)

    разг.

    поездка, путешествие

    We were visiting big towns and little towns, proms and fairs. A six-hundred-mile jump overnight was standard. — Мы посещали большие города и маленькие городки, места гуляний и ярмарки. Расстояние в 600 миль за ночь было вполне обычным.

    3)

    5)

    а) вздрагивание, движение испуга

    At Philippa’s sudden apostrophe she gave a jump. — При неожиданном обращении Филиппы она вздрогнула.

    It gives me the most fearful jumps to think of. — Эта мысль ужасно действует мне на нервы.

    I thought he had been drinking, and in fact was on the verge of «the jumps». — Мне кажется он пил и был на грани белой горячки.

    б) нервная дрожь, подёргивания; хорея, белая горячка

    7) внезапный подъём, подскок, резкое повышение ; резкий скачок

    Canary seed exhibits a sudden upward jump of several shillings. — Зерно для канареек неожиданно подорожало на несколько шиллингов.

    8)

    а) разрыв, скачок, резкий переход

    Every one sees that there is a jump in the logic here. — Каждому видно, что здесь пробел в логической цепи.

    Syn:

    б)

    карт.

    повышение заявки скачком

    10)

    геол.

    дислокация жилы, сброс

    ••

    to get / have the jump on smb. — получить преимущество перед


    — at a full jump
    — from the jump
    — one jump ahead

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    rope

    [rəʊp]

    n

    верёвка, канат, трос

    thick rope


    — tight rope
    — loose rope
    — length of rope
    — by a rope
    — tie up with a rope
    — ease up on a rope

    lower smth by a rope


    — tighten a rope
    — give a fool

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    rope

    rəup
    1. сущ.
    1) канат;
    веревка;
    трос by a rope ≈ на веревке to ease up on a rope ≈ ослабить веревку to jump, skip rope ≈ прыгать через скакалку to lower smth. by a rope ≈ спускать что-л. на веревке to tighten a rope ≈ натянуть веревку length, piece of rope ≈ кусок веревки loose, slack rope ≈ провисающий, ненатянутый канат tight rope ≈ натянутый канат
    2) веревка, предназначенная для каких-либо специальных целей а) аркан, лассо;
    веревка для привязывания лошади Syn: lariat
    1., lasso
    1. б) канат, по которому ходит канатоходец в) мн. канаты, которыми огорожена какая-либо арена г) веревка для развешивания и сушки белья Syn: clothes-line д) скакалка, прыгалки She jumped the rope for half an hour in a corner of the gymnasium. ≈ Она полчаса прыгала со скакалкой в углу спортивного зала. Syn: skipping-rope
    3) а) альпинистский трос, канат Syn: climbing-rope б) перен. связка альпинистов in company with an Italian and a French rope ≈ в связке с итальянскими и французскими альпинистами
    4) а) петля, веревка ( на виселице) I feel as if the rope was already round my neck. ≈ Я чувствовал себя так, как будто петля уже затягивалась у меня на шее. Syn: halter
    1. б) смертная казнь;
    казнь через повешение to take a rope ≈ повеситься Syn: capital punishment
    5) вязка, связка, вязанка, нитка rope of pearls ≈ нитка жемчуга
    6) мн.;
    мор. снасти, такелаж;
    оснастка
    7) тягучая, клейкая жидкость
    8) амер., сл. а) сигара Syn: cigar б) марихуана (наркотик) Syn: marijuana
    9) система родства, при которой права наследования или продолжение рода передается от родителей детям противоположного пола ≈ напр., от матери сыну, а затем его дочери и т.д.
    10) мн. методы работы, умение ориентироваться know the ropes learn the ropes ∙ give a fool rope enough and he’ll hang himself посл. ≈ дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит rope of sand
    2. гл.
    1) а) привязывать канатом;
    связывать веревкой Syn: tie
    2., bind, fasten б) связаться друг с другом веревкой (об альпинистах) When the whole party has roped up, we shall be ready to start. ≈ Когда все будут в связках, можно будет выходить.
    2) а) тянуть на веревке, канате б) поддерживать (при помощи веревок, канатов)
    3) отгораживать, огораживать, ограничивать( пр помощи веревок, канатов) A space in front of the pictures was roped off to prevent injury to them. ≈ Пространство перед картинами было отгорожено, чтобы предотвратить их повреждения.
    4) а) амер., австрал. ловить арканом Syn: lasso
    2. б) перен. втягивать, заманивать( в какую-л. авантюру) в) перен., разг., редк., амер. арестовывать
    5) умышленно отставать( в состязании, особ. на скачках)
    6) густеть, становиться клейким (о жидкости)
    7) сл. вешать ∙ rope in rope into rope off
    канат;
    веревка;
    трос — hemp * пеньковая веревка — Manilla * канат из манильской пеньки — anchor /belay/ * страхующая веревка (альпинизм) — climbing * основная веревка (альпинизм) — guide * направляющая веревка (альпинизм) ;
    гайдроп( трос, удерживающий дирижабль у причальной мачты) — on the * связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) — * climbing лазание по канату (гимнастика) — * technique работа с веревкой (альпинизм) — * transmission( техническое) канатная передача — * strand( техническое) прядь /стренга/ каната связка (альпинизм) (the *) веревка, петля (на виселице) ;
    казнь через повешение канат (для канатоходцев — в цирке) (the *s) pl канаты, ограждающие ринг или арену — to be on the *s повиснуть на канатах ринга (бокс) ;
    быть в беспомощном состоянии, находиться на грани поражения — his competitors soon had him on the *s конкуренты вскоре загнали его в угол /практически разорили/ нитка, вязка — a * of onions вязка лука — a * of hair (тяжелая) коса — a * of pearls нитка жемчуга pl способы, приемы ( работы и т. п.) ;
    умение ориентироваться — to know the *s хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.), знать все ходы и выходы;
    быть искушенным — to put smb. up to the *s, to show smb. the *s полностью ввести кого-л. в курс дела, сообщить кому-л. все подробности дела — to learn the *s узнать что к чему свобода действий — to give smb. (plenty of) * предоставить кому-л. свободу действий (для того, чтобы погубить, скомпрометировать и т. п.) — his father gave him too much * отец слишком его распустил (американизм) лассо, аркан pl (морское) такелаж тягучая, клейкая жидкость — *s of snot (грубое) длинные сопли;
    сопли распустил > a * of sand обманчивая прочность;
    иллюзия > the alliance fell asunder like a * of sand союз распался как карточный домик > at the end of one’s * у последней черты > she was at the end of her * она дошла до точки > on the high *s взволнованный, возбужденный > give a fool * enough, and he’ll hang himself (пословица) дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит > name not a * in his house that hanged himself (пословица) в доме повешенного не говорят о веревке привязывать;
    связывать( канатом, веревкой;
    тж. * up) — to * a box перевязать ящик веревкой — to * smth. on to smth. привязать что-л. к чему-л. — his trunks were *d up for additional safety для крепости его сундуки дополнительно обвязали веревками связаться друг с другом( альпинизм) тянуть на веревке, канате заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать (тж. * in) — try and * in as many helpers as possible постарайтесь заполучить как можно больше помощников — organizing a picnic now that’s something you should avoid being *d into вам настойчиво предлагают организовать пикник, а вы отказываетесь огораживать канатом — to * an area отгородить( канатом) участок земли — they *d off part of the street они отгородили веревкой часть улицы — to * out a crowd преградить веревкой путь толпе — the judges’ enclosure was *d off from the spectators места судей были отгорожены от зала канатом (американизм) ловить арканом умышленно сдерживать лошадь( о жокее — конный спорт) умышленно проигрывать( в спортивном соревновании) густеть, становиться клейким (о жидкости)
    give a fool ~ enough and he’ll hang himself посл. дай дураку волю, он сам себя загубит
    ~ attr. канатный;
    веревочный;
    to know (или to learn) the ropes хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.) ;
    знать все ходы и выходы;
    rope of sand обманчивая прочность;
    иллюзия
    ~ канат;
    веревка;
    трос;
    on the rope связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) ;
    the ropes канаты, ограждающие арену (в цирке)
    rope веревка (на виселице) ~ sl. вешать ~ густеть, становиться клейким (о жидкости) ~ канат;
    веревка;
    трос;
    on the rope связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) ;
    the ropes канаты, ограждающие арену (в цирке) ~ ловить арканом ~ нитка, вязка;
    a rope of onion вязка лука;
    a rope of hair жгут волос;
    a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга ~ привязывать канатом;
    связывать веревкой;
    to rope a box перевязать ящик веревкой ~ связаться друг с другом веревкой (об альпинистах) ~ pl мор. снасти, такелаж;
    оснастка ~ тягучая, клейкая жидкость ~ тянуть на веревке, канате ~ умышленно отставать (в состязании)
    ~ привязывать канатом;
    связывать веревкой;
    to rope a box перевязать ящик веревкой
    ~ attr. канатный;
    веревочный;
    to know (или to learn) the ropes хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.) ;
    знать все ходы и выходы;
    rope of sand обманчивая прочность;
    иллюзия
    ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
    to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
    rope off = rope in ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
    to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
    rope off = rope in ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
    to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
    rope off = rope in ~ in окружать канатом
    ~ нитка, вязка;
    a rope of onion вязка лука;
    a rope of hair жгут волос;
    a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга
    ~ нитка, вязка;
    a rope of onion вязка лука;
    a rope of hair жгут волос;
    a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга
    ~ нитка, вязка;
    a rope of onion вязка лука;
    a rope of hair жгут волос;
    a rope of pearls нитка жемчуга
    ~ attr. канатный;
    веревочный;
    to know (или to learn) the ropes хорошо ориентироваться (в чем-л.) ;
    знать все ходы и выходы;
    rope of sand обманчивая прочность;
    иллюзия
    ~ in заманивать, втягивать, вовлекать;
    to rope (smb.) in втягивать (кого-л.) в предприятие;
    rope off = rope in
    ~ канат;
    веревка;
    трос;
    on the rope связанные веревкой (об альпинистах) ;
    the ropes канаты, ограждающие арену (в цирке)

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rope

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    rope

    [rəup]
    1.

    сущ.

    1) канат; верёвка; трос

    length / piece of rope — кусок верёвки

    loose / slack rope — провисающий, ненатянутый канат

    to jump / skip rope — прыгать через скакалку

    to lower smth. by a rope — спускать что-л. на верёвке

    2)

    а) аркан, лассо; верёвка для привязывания лошади

    Syn:

    б) канат, по которому ходит канатоходец

    в) канаты, которыми огорожена какая-л. арена

    Syn:

    3) скакалка, прыгалка

    She jumped the rope for half an hour in a corner of the gymnasium. — Она полчаса прыгала со скакалкой в углу спортивного зала.

    4)

    I feel as if the rope was already round my neck. — Я чувствовал себя так, как будто петля уже затягивалась у меня на шее.

    Syn:

    б) смертная казнь; казнь через повешение

    Syn:

    6) вязка, связка, вязанка, нитка

    7) мор. снасти, такелаж; оснастка

    8) тягучая, клейкая жидкость

    Syn:

    Syn:

    10) система родства, при которой права наследования или продолжение рода передаётся от родителей детям противоположного пола

    ••

    Give a fool rope enough and he’ll hang himself. посл. — Заставь дурака богу молиться, он и лоб расшибёт.

    rope of sand


    — at the end of one’s rope
    — know the ropes
    — learn the ropes

    2.

    гл.

    1)

    а) привязывать канатом; связывать верёвкой

    Syn:

    б) связаться друг с другом верёвкой

    When the whole party has roped up, we shall be ready to start. — Когда все будут в связках, можно будет выходить.

    2)

    а) тянуть на верёвке, канате

    3) отгораживать, огораживать, ограничивать

    The cattle are all roped in now. — Теперь весь скот ограждён верёвками.

    A space in front of the pictures was roped off to prevent injury to them. — Пространство перед картинами было отгорожено, чтобы уберечь их от повреждения.

    The farmer has roped off the field to keep the animals out. — Фермер огородил поле верёвкой, чтобы скотина не заходила.

    4)

    а)

    ;

    австрал.

    ловить арканом

    Syn:

    б) втягивать, заманивать

    I don’t want to get roped into any more of your activities. — Не хочу больше участвовать в ваших делах.

    6) густеть, становиться клейким

    Англо-русский современный словарь > rope

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    rope

    [roup]

    n

    канат; вязка; верёвка

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > rope

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    jump flap

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    jump graft

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > jump graft

  • 16
    rope flap

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > rope flap

  • 17
    jump over rope

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > jump over rope

  • 18
    jump over rope

    English-Russian sports dictionary > jump over rope

  • 19
    double-time rope jump

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > double-time rope jump

  • 20
    single-time rope-jump

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > single-time rope-jump

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