hopscotch
pronunciation
How to pronounce hopscotch in British English:
UK [ˈhɒpskɒtʃ]
How to pronounce hopscotch in American English:
US [ˈhɑːpskɑːtʃ]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- hopscotch
- 1801 (from 1789 as hop-scot), from hop (v.) + scotch (n.2) "scratch," from the lines scored in the dirt to make the squares for the game.
Example
- 1. We see all the other little boys playing hopscotch .
- 2. I ought to punch you in the nose , hopscotch .
- 3. Games of physical action may be subdivided by the principal action involved . There are hopping games " hopscotch " , chasing games , hiding games , battle games , and dramatic games .
- 4. Tom is playing hopscotch with the girls .
- 5. Do you want to play hopscotch ?