jumping

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun jumping has 2 senses

jumping(n = noun.act) - the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump;

is a kind of

track and field

has particulars: broad jump, long jump, high jump

jumping(n = noun.act) jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

is a kind of actuation, propulsion

has particulars: header, hop, bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring, hurdle, vault, jumping up and down, capriole

Derived form verb jump₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

jumping, p. a. & vb. n.

of Jump, to leap. [1913 Webster]

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 (Zoöl.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa. -- Jumping louse (Zoöl.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllidæ, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. -- Jumping mouse (Zoöl.), North American mouse (Zapus Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse. -- Jumping mullet (Zoöl.), gray mullet. -- Jumping shrew (Zoöl.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. -- Jumping spider (Zoöl.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigradæ; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.

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THESAURUS

jumping

bouncing, bounding, capering, hopping, hurdle race, hurdling, leaping, pole vaulting, prancing, saltant, saltation, saltatorial, saltatory, skipping, springing, steeplechase, the hurdles, timber topping, vaulting

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