Alternative spelling of bolt rope

An item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end, intended to be swung over and under a person jumping in a continual rhythm.

present participle of skip rope

(nautical) a rope used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship; it is rove from the cap of the lower mast, through a sheave in the foot of the topmast and then back through a block on the lower masthead, with the hauling part led to the deck

(originally nautical, informal) To learn the basics or master introductory knowledge. / (informal) To learn some skill requiring specialist knowledge.

The yarn or thread composing the strands of a rope. / A yarn of fibers, twisted up loosely and right-handedly.

A rope or cable used to steady either a tall structure, or a thing being hoisted or lowered

(US) To slide down a rope as a means of descending to the ground, especially from a hovering helicopter

(uncountable) (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.

(idiomatic) To repeatedly jump over a rope, the ends of which are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is swung under the feet and over the head of the jumper; to play the game of jump rope; to exercise by jumping rope.