Jumping

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  jump \jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {jumped} (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen,
     jumpen.]
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     1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of
        the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air;


        to spring; to bound; to leap.
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              Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and
              a half by the square.                 --Shak.
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     2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping
        chariots." --Nahum iii. 2.
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              A flock of geese jump down together.  --Dryden.
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     3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by
        with. "It jumps with my humor." --Shak.
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     {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly
        or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a
        chance.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.
     of {Jump}, to leap.
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     {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} (Zool.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes
        Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.
  
     {Jumping louse} (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant
        lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[ae]}, several of
        which are injurious to fruit trees.
  
     {Jumping mouse} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), gray mullet.
  
     {Jumping shrew} (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus
        {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have
        large hind legs adapted for jumping.
  
     {Jumping spider} (Zool.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and
        other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so
        called because it leaps upon its prey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jumping
       n 1: the act of participating in an athletic competition in which
            you must jump
       2: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he
          advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was
          unexpected" [syn: {jump}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "jumping":
     bouncing, bounding, capering, hopping, hurdle race, hurdling,
     leaping, pole vaulting, prancing, saltant, saltation, saltatorial,
     saltatory, skipping, springing, steeplechase, the hurdles,
     timber topping, vaulting