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jumping::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | track and field |
| Has types | broad jump, long jump, high jump |
Examples of jumping
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Howard can erase many mistakes with his athleticism, smarts and jumping ability.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It placed among the top five every year since 2002, jumping from eighth in 2001.
From the bloomberg.com
In addition to dressage, eventing consists of cross country and stadium jumping.
From the kentucky.com
After jumping out to a 4-0 lead in Game 1, they let Roy Halladay work his magic.
From the kentucky.com
Wulff said Tuesday that he is gathering facts and is not jumping to conclusions.
From the thenewstribune.com
Peaceman advises women to refrain from exercises or sports that involve jumping.
From the sacbee.com
What are those green caterpillar thingies that are jumping on me from oak trees?
From the news-journalonline.com
The girls worked up an appetite jumping on the Vancil girls'backyard trampoline.
From the stltoday.com
Despite my protests, she spends half her life jumping on the beds and the sofas.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
- Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
- Leap: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
- Startle: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
- (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
- Make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
- Jump is a fictional technology used by spacecraft in science fiction author C. J. Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe to travel faster-than-light (FTL). Jump can also be a verb, and is the act of travelling FTL using jump technology.
- Jump is a humorous stage performance involving martial arts, acrobatics, and dance moves. The plot involves a Korean family in Seoul preparing for a suitor for the daughter's hand. The family's efforts are at first frustrated by a drunken uncle and then by two bungling burglars. ...
- A branch (or jump on some computer architectures, such as the PDP-8 and Intel x86) is a point in a computer program where the flow of control is altered. ...
