hopscotch

[ hop-skoch ]

/ ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ /

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noun

a children's game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and thenhops on one foot over the lines from section to section and picks up the stone or object, usually while standing on one foot in an adjacent section.

verb (used without object) Informal.

to jump or leap from one place to another: Small birds hopscotched on the lawn.

to journey quickly and directly from one usually far place to another: ambassadors hopscotching from Moscow to Paris to London.

to move or pass through something, as a geographical area or a field of endeavor, making many brief stops: The candidate hopscotched through four states in two days.

to shift from one thing to another quickly or abruptly: The story hopscotches from the present to the past in a confusing way.

verb (used with object) Informal.

to jump or leap over.

to cross over (a large area or distance) in one continuous action: She hopscotches the country in her private plane.

to cross or travel through erratically or abruptly: The escaped convicts hopscotched the valley.

Origin of hopscotch

First recorded in 1795–1805; hop¹ + scotch¹

Words nearby hopscotch

hopple, Hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch, hop, skip, and a jump, hop, step, and jump, hoptoad, hop to it, hoptree

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Example sentences from the Web for hopscotch

With careful tread he passed over a hopscotch court with its forgotten pickeystone.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Queke was probably a kind of hopscotch, and penny-prick a tossing game; both enjoyed an evil repute, according to Strutt.
Chaucer and His England|G. G. Coulton
Of children's games, that known as "Hopscotch" was originally a religious rite practised at funerals.
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire|S. W. Partington
We p. 71played hopscotch, which is good training for the calves of the legs.
Christopher Crayon's Recollections|J. Ewing Ritchie

The girls (and sometimes the boys) play a very elaborate kind of hopscotch.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for hopscotch

hopscotch

/ (ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ) /

noun

a children's game in which a player throws a small stone or other object to land in one of a pattern of squares marked on the ground and then hops over to it to pick it up

Word Origin for hopscotch

C19: hop 1 + scotch 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hopscotch
释义	hopscotch [ hop-skoch ] / ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hopscotch ON THESAURUS.COM noun a children's game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and thenhops on one foot over the lines from section to section and picks up the stone or object, usually while standing on one foot in an adjacent section. verb (used without object) Informal. to jump or leap from one place to another: Small birds hopscotched on the lawn. to journey quickly and directly from one usually far place to another: ambassadors hopscotching from Moscow to Paris to London. to move or pass through something, as a geographical area or a field of endeavor, making many brief stops: The candidate hopscotched through four states in two days. to shift from one thing to another quickly or abruptly: The story hopscotches from the present to the past in a confusing way. verb (used with object) Informal. to jump or leap over. to cross over (a large area or distance) in one continuous action: She hopscotches the country in her private plane. to cross or travel through erratically or abruptly: The escaped convicts hopscotched the valley. Origin of hopscotch First recorded in 1795–1805; hop¹ + scotch¹ Words nearby hopscotch hopple, Hoppus foot, hops, hopsack, hopsacking, hopscotch, hop, skip, and a jump, hop, step, and jump, hoptoad, hop to it, hoptree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hopscotch With careful tread he passed over a hopscotch court with its forgotten pickeystone. Ulysses\|James Joyce Queke was probably a kind of hopscotch, and penny-prick a tossing game; both enjoyed an evil repute, according to Strutt. Chaucer and His England\|G. G. Coulton Of children's games, that known as "Hopscotch" was originally a religious rite practised at funerals. The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire\|S. W. Partington We p. 71played hopscotch, which is good training for the calves of the legs. Christopher Crayon's Recollections\|J. Ewing Ritchie The girls (and sometimes the boys) play a very elaborate kind of hopscotch. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for hopscotch hopscotch / (ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ) / noun a children's game in which a player throws a small stone or other object to land in one of a pattern of squares marked on the ground and then hops over to it to pick it up Word Origin for hopscotch C19: hop 1 + scotch 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hopscotch trek, traipse, ramble, stray, cruise, hike, float, drift, roam, straggle, meander, amble, saunter, stroll, gad, gallivant, trail, deviate, peregrinate, diverge
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hopscotch

noun

verb (used without object) Informal.

verb (used with object) Informal.

Origin of hopscotch

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British Dictionary definitions for hopscotch

noun

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