Definition of Jumping

1. Noun. The act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump.

Generic synonyms: Track And Field
Specialized synonyms: Broad Jump, Long Jump, High Jump

2. Noun. The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground. "The jumping was unexpected"
Exact synonyms: Jump
Generic synonyms: Actuation, Propulsion
Specialized synonyms: Header, Hop, Bounce, Bound, Leap, Leaping, Saltation, Spring, Hurdle, Vault, Jumping Up And Down, Capriole
Derivative terms: Jump, Jump

Definition of Jumping

1. p. a. & vb. n. of Jump, to leap.

Definition of Jumping

1. jump [v] - See also: jump

Medical Definition of Jumping

1. 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jumping

jumpable
jumped
jumped-up
jumper
jumper
jumpers
jumper cable
jumper disease of Maine
jumper lead
jumpier
jumpiest
jumpily
jumpiness
jumpinesses
jumping (current term)
jumping (current term)
jumping-off place
jumping-off point
jumpingly
jumping bean
jumping bristletail
jumping disease
jumping gene
jumping gene
jumping jack
jumping mouse
jumping orchid
jumping plant louse
jumping seed
jumping the bite

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