| bail out |
(informal) to jump from an airplane with a parachute. |
| bolt1 |
to jump or spring up, as with surprise. [1/14 definitions] |
| bounce |
a sudden spring or jump. [1/4 definitions] |
| broad jump |
in track competition, a jump for distance with a running start; a former name for long jump. [2 definitions] |
| cannonball |
a jump into water with one's arms wrapped around one's tucked-in legs. [1/4 definitions] |
| dance |
to jump or skip along in excitement. [1/7 definitions] |
| flea |
a tiny insect that does not have wings but can jump far. Fleas feed on the blood of the animals they bite. |
| free-fall |
the first stage of a parachute jump, before the parachute opens. |
| high jump |
a contest in which each person jumps over a bar which is raised after each successful jump. |
| hoop |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as that used as a child's toy or for an animal to jump through. [1/7 definitions] |
| hop1 |
to make a short, quick jump, sometimes on one foot. |
| hopscotch |
a children's game in which players toss a stone onto a pattern of numbered squares drawn on the ground. The players then hop or jump from square to square, picking up the stone as they move. |
| impala |
an African antelope with long legs and reddish brown fur. Male impalas have long, curved horns. Impalas can jump up to ten feet in the air, higher than any other kind of antelope. |
| jumper1 |
a horse that has been trained to jump barriers. [1/3 definitions] |
| jumping bean |
the seed of certain Mexican plants of the spurge family, which contains the larva of a small moth whose movements cause the seed to roll and jump. |
| jumping jack |
a continuous exercise in which one moves the legs apart and the arms above the head with one jump, then brings the legs together and the arms to the sides with the next. [1/2 definitions] |
| jump rope |
a rope held at each end and swung under the feet and over the head as a person jumps. Jump ropes are used for exercise or as a game. |
| jump shot |
in basketball, a shot made by a player at the highest point of a jump. |
| jump-start |
the act or an instance of jump-starting a car. [1/2 definitions] |
| knuckle ball |
in baseball, a slow pitch thrown with the knuckles or tips of two or three fingers pressed against the ball, causing it to waver and jump; knuckler. |
| leap |
to jump into the air either straight up or across a distance. |