jumping

Noun
  1. The act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump (synset 100441158)
    is a type of: track and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
    subtypes:
    • broad jump, long jump - the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
    • high jump - the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar
  2. The act of jumping;
    Propelling yourself off the ground (synset 100120388)
    "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
    is a type of: actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
    subtypes:
    • header - a headlong jump (or fall)
    • hop - the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
    • bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
    • hurdle, vault - the act of jumping over an obstacle
    • jumping up and down - jumping in one spot (as in excitement)
    • capriole - (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
    same as: jump

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