Look up: Jumping

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   jumping
   [adj] - characterized by making jumps or moving suddenly upward 2. [n] - the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
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   jumping
   a Nordic competition in which competitors jump on a specially prepared hill both for distance and for style. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
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   Jumping
   Jump'ing p. adjective & verbal noun of Jump , to leap. Jumping bean , a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia , containing the larva of a moth ( Carpocapsa saltitans ). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. -- Jumping deer (Zoology) , a South African rodent ( Pedetes Caffer ), allied to the jerboa.
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   jumping
   Of Jump, to leap. Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. Jumping deer, spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigradae; so called because it leaps upon its prey. ... Source: Webs ...
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   jumping
   noun the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
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   Jumping
   `Jumping` is an ability that most humans and many animals share to some degree. It is the process of getting one's body off the ground for a short time using only one's own power, usually by propelling oneself upward via contraction and then forceful extension of the legs. In some cases the height of a jump may be increased by using a trampoline, or by pushing down with the arms when playing leapfrog. One can jump up to reach something high, jump...
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   Jumping
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jump • (p. a. & vb. n.) of Jump, to leap.
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   jumping
   (from the article `horsemanship`) The most sensitive parts of the horse when ridden are the mouth and the loins, particularly in jumping. The rider`s hands control the forehand while ...
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   jumping
   
   1. move forward by leaps and bounds
   2. make a sudden physical attack on
   3. increase suddenly and significantly
   4. be highly noticeable
   5. enter eagerly into
   6. rise in rank or status
   7. of trains
   8. start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery
   9. bypass
   10. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
   11. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two sta...
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