English Explanatory Dictionary

hopscotch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.
verb
  1. To move by hopping.
  2. To move back and forth between adjacent patterns by or as if by hopping.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hopscotch.wav /ˈhɒpˌskɒt͡ʃ/

Word forms

hopscotch hopscotches hopscotching hopscotched

Etymology

From hop + scotch (“scratch”).

Synonyms

hopper peevers

Derived words

hopscotcher hopscotch hashing
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