'Jumping' definitions:
Definition of 'jumping'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
noun
The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" [syn: jump, jumping]
Definition of 'Jumping'
From: GCIDE
- Jumping \Jump"ing\, 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 (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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'jumping'
From: 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping chariots." --Nahum iii. 2. [1913 Webster]
- A flock of geese jump down together. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. "It jumps with my humor." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
Synonyms of 'jumping'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bouncing,
- bounding,
- capering,
- hopping,
- hurdle race,
- hurdling,
- leaping,
- pole vaulting,
- prancing,
- saltant,
- saltation,
- saltatorial,
- saltatory,
- skipping,
- springing,
- steeplechase,
- the hurdles,
- timber topping,
- vaulting
Words containing 'Jumping'
- From the jump,
- Jump,
- To jump at,
- jump in,
- jump off,
- jump on,
- jump out,
- jump up,
- jumped,
- jumping up and down,
- Bungee jump,
- Bungee jumping,
- Jump joint,
- Jump seat,
- Jump spark,
- Jump suit,
- Jumping bean,
- Jumping deer,
- Jumping disease,
- Jumping hare,
- Jumping jack,
- Jumping louse,
- Jumping mouse,
- Jumping mullet,
- Jumping shrew,
- Jumping spider,
- To jump a claim,
- To jump the gun,
- broad jump,
- get the jump,
- high jump,
- jump bail,
- jump ball,
- jump cut,
- jump for joy,
- jump rope,
- jump shot,
- jump the gun,
- jumped-up,
- jumping bristletail,
- jumping gene,
- jumping off place,
- jumping orchid,
- jumping seed,
- long jump,
- parachute jump,
- pole jump,
- pole jumping,
- quantum jump,
- ski jump,
- ski jumping,
- stadium jumping,
- triple jump,
- water jump,
- Hop skip and jump,
- Hop step and a jump,
- Hop step and jump,
- Jump-start,
- To jump one's bail,
- hop skip and a jump,
- johnny-jump-up,
- jumping plant louse,
- jumping-off place,
- jumping-off point,
- meadow jumping mouse,
- mexican jumping bean,
- cross-country jumping,
- hop-step-and-jump