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

(curling) The player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team

(intransitive, rare) To flee (as the driver) from the site of a motor vehicle accident without reporting it to the police or emergency services.

(idiomatic) To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.

A private investigator or private detective who specializes in finding people who have attempted to disappear.

plural of skipping rope

(idiomatic) To jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.

The rope used in this activity.

A small cart used to carry iron ore, coke, or limestone, inside a blast furnace. It travels through the furnaces on a skip hoist.