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jumping
(encz) | jumping,skákající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
jumping
(encz) | jumping,skákání n: Zdeněk Brož |
jumping
(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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Jumping
(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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jumping
(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, jumping] |
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jumping jack
(mass) | jumping jack
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bungee jumping
(encz) | bungee jumping,bungee jumping Zdeněk Brož |
cross-country jumping
(encz) | cross-country jumping, n: |
jumping bean
(encz) | jumping bean,semeno mexického keře Zdeněk Brož |
jumping bristletail
(encz) | jumping bristletail, n: |
jumping gene
(encz) | jumping gene, n: |
jumping jack
(encz) | jumping jack,loutka n: Zdeněk Brož |
jumping jehoshaphat
(encz) | jumping Jehoshaphat, |
jumping mouse
(encz) | jumping mouse, n: |
jumping orchid
(encz) | jumping orchid, n: |
jumping plant louse
(encz) | jumping plant louse, n: |
jumping seed
(encz) | jumping seed, n: |
jumping up and down
(encz) | jumping up and down, n: |
jumping-off place
(encz) | jumping-off place,místo startu expedice či podnikání n: Zdeněk Brož |
jumping-off point
(encz) | jumping-off point, n: |
meadow jumping mouse
(encz) | meadow jumping mouse, n: |
pole jumping
(encz) | pole jumping, n: |
showjumping
(encz) | showjumping, n: |
ski jumping
(encz) | ski jumping, n: |
stadium jumping
(encz) | stadium jumping, n: |
bungee jumping
(czen) | bungee jumping,bungee jumping Zdeněk Brož |
pardon me for jumping in
(czen) | Pardon Me For Jumping In,PMFJI[zkr.] |
pardon me for jumping in here.
(czen) | Pardon Me For Jumping In Here.,PMFJIH[zkr.] |
pardon my jumping in
(czen) | Pardon My Jumping In,PMJI[zkr.] |
Bungee jumping
(gcide) | Bungee jump \Bun"gee jump`\, Bungee jumping \Bun"gee jump`ing\,
n.
an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high
platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to
a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the
drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or
the water.
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Jumping
(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.
[1913 Webster]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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Jumping bean
(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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jumping bristletail
(gcide) | machilid \mach"i*lid\, n.
A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree
trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also
jumping bristletail.
Syn: jumping bristletail.
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Jumping deer
(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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Jumping disease
(gcide) | Jumping disease \Jump"ing dis*ease"\
A convulsive tic similar to or identical with miryachit,
observed among the woodsmen of Maine.
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Jumping hare
(gcide) | Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,
Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.]
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1. (Zool.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind
legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid
animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its
fecundity.
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Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European
hare is Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare
of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare
(Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America,
the various species of hares are commonly called
rabbits.
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2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and
under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
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Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called
hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of
paper to indicate their course, being chased by the
others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.
Hare kangaroo (Zool.), a small Australian kangaroo
(Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size
and color,
Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or
sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it
when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.
Jumping hare. (Zool.) See under Jumping.
Little chief hare, or Crying hare. (Zool.) See {Chief
hare}.
Sea hare. (Zool.) See Aplysia.
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Jumping jack
(gcide) | Jumping jack \Jump"ing jack`\
1. A toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance
by means of strings or sticks attached to it.
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2. A calisthenic exercise in which a person starts in a
standing position with both feet together and with the
arms at the sides, then leaps into the air while moving
the arms outward and upward so that the hands touch above
the head, and then returns to the original position by
reversing the motion of legs and hands.
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Jumping louse
(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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Jumping mouse
(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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Jumping mullet
(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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Jumping shrew
(gcide) | Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See Shrew, a.]
1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of
either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a
brawler; a scold.
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A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men]
have prosperity, or else that good men have
adversity. --Chaucer.
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A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could
be no quiet in the house for her. --L'Estrange.
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2. [AS. scre['a]wa; -- so called because supposed to be
venomous. ] (Zool.) Any small insectivore of the genus
Sorex and several allied genera of the family
Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but
they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are
the smallest of all mammals.
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Note: The common European species are the house shrew
(Crocidura araneus), and the erd shrew ({Sorex
vulgaris}) (see under Erd.). In the United States
several species of Sorex and Blarina are common, as
the broadnosed shrew (Sorex platyrhinus), Cooper's
shrew (Sorex Cooperi), and the short-tailed, or mole,
shrew (Blarina brevicauda). Th American water, or
marsh, shrew (Neosorex palustris), with fringed feet,
is less common. The common European water shrews are
Crossopus fodiens, and the oared shrew (see under
Oared).
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Earth shrew, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family
Centetidae, as the tendrac.
Elephant shrew, Jumping shrew, Mole shrew. See under
Elephant, Jumping, etc.
Musk shrew. See Desman.
River shrew, an aquatic West African insectivore
(Potamogale velox) resembling a weasel in form and size,
but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for
rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes.
Shrew mole, a common large North American mole ({Scalops
aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent
purple tints.
[1913 Webster]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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Jumping spider
(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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cross-country jumping
(wn) | cross-country jumping
n 1: riding horses across country over obstructions to
demonstrate horsemanship [syn: cross-country riding,
cross-country jumping] |
jumping bean
(wn) | jumping bean
n 1: seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing
the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk
or tumble [syn: jumping bean, jumping seed, {Mexican
jumping bean}] |
jumping bristletail
(wn) | jumping bristletail
n 1: wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead
tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed [syn:
jumping bristletail, machilid] |
jumping gene
(wn) | jumping gene
n 1: a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many
different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of
bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole) [syn:
transposon, jumping gene] |
jumping jack
(wn) | jumping jack
n 1: plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints
that can be made to dance by pulling strings |
jumping mouse
(wn) | jumping mouse
n 1: any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind
legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and
North America |
jumping orchid
(wn) | jumping orchid
n 1: orchid having both male and female flowers in the same
raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the
column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly
ejected [syn: jumping orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum] |
jumping plant louse
(wn) | jumping plant louse
n 1: small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for
leaping; feeds on plant juices [syn: jumping plant louse,
psylla, psyllid] |
jumping seed
(wn) | jumping seed
n 1: seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing
the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk
or tumble [syn: jumping bean, jumping seed, {Mexican
jumping bean}] |
jumping up and down
(wn) | jumping up and down
n 1: jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and
jumping up and down exhausted him" |
jumping-off place
(wn) | jumping-off place
n 1: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched;
"one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I
decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure
was San Francisco" [syn: jumping-off place, {point of
departure}] |
jumping-off point
(wn) | jumping-off point
n 1: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses
other people's ideas as a springboard for his own";
"reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions";
"the point of departure of international comparison cannot
be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
[syn: springboard, jumping-off point, {point of
departure}] |
meadow jumping mouse
(wn) | meadow jumping mouse
n 1: widely distributed in northeastern and central United
States and Canada [syn: meadow jumping mouse, {Zapus
hudsonius}] |
mexican jumping bean
(wn) | Mexican jumping bean
n 1: seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing
the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk
or tumble [syn: jumping bean, jumping seed, {Mexican
jumping bean}] |
pole jumping
(wn) | pole jumping
n 1: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar
with the aid of a long pole [syn: pole vault, {pole
vaulting}, pole jump, pole jumping] |
showjumping
(wn) | showjumping
n 1: riding horses in competitions over set courses to
demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles [syn:
showjumping, stadium jumping] |
ski jumping
(wn) | ski jumping
n 1: the act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp
overhanging a snow covered slope |
stadium jumping
(wn) | stadium jumping
n 1: riding horses in competitions over set courses to
demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles [syn:
showjumping, stadium jumping] |
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