noun
hopscotch
HOP-skoch
noun
1
A children's game of hopping through a pattern of numbered squares chalked on the ground.
"The kids drew a hopscotch grid on the pavement with chalk."
verb
1
To move by jumping from one thing to another, as in the game.
"The tour hopscotched between five cities in a week."
How to Use Hopscotch
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe classic hopping game, or figuratively, jumping between several places or things in sequence.
Common pairings
play hopscotch
hopscotch grid
hopscotch across
Word Forms
hopscotched past tense, hopscotches singular
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Etymology
From hop + an old word meaning "scratch" (referring to the lines scratched or chalked on the ground).