hopscotch (redirected from Hopskotch)

hop·scotch  (hpskch)

n.

A children's game in which players toss a small object into the numbered spaces of a pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground and then hop or jump through the spaces to retrieve the object.

intr.v. hop·scotched, hop·scotch·ing, hop·scotch·es

To move in or as if in a series of irregular jumps: "hopscotching across dozens of new cable channels" (Harry F. Waters).

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[hop + scotch, a score, line.]

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hopscotch [ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ]

n

(Group Games / Games, other than specified) 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

[hop¹ + scotch¹]

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hopscotch - A game in which one must "hop" over the lines scratched in the ground; scotch means "scratched" or "to score." It was once called hop-score.

See also related terms for score.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hopscotch - a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone child's game - a game enjoyed by children

Translations

hopscotch [ˈhɒpskɒtʃ] N → infernáculo m, rayuela f (LAm)

hopscotch [ˈhɒpskɒtʃ] n → marelle f

hopscotch [ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ] n → campana (gioco infantile)