Word forms: plural skipping ropesregional note: in AM, use skip rope
countable noun
A skipping rope or skip rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise or play with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it.
skipping-rope in British English
noun
British
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