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| long jump |
in competitive track sports, a jump for horizontal distance with a running start. |
| outjump |
combined form of jump. |
| pentathlon |
an athletic competition in which each participant must run a sprint and a middle-distance race, throw the javelin and the discus, and perform the long jump. [1/2 definitions] |
| pounce |
to jump or swoop down in order to seize or capture something. [1/4 definitions] |
| sand flea |
any of various small crustaceans that live on beaches and jump about like fleas. [1/2 definitions] |
| shy1 |
of horses, to jump or move suddenly, as if startled or frightened. [1/7 definitions] |
| ski jump |
a jump made by a person on skis, esp. from such a track. [1/2 definitions] |
| skip |
to jump forward lightly by sliding and hopping on each foot alternately. [3/10 definitions] |
| skydive |
to jump or dive from an airplane and perform various acrobatic stunts before opening one's parachute, done as a sport or for exhibition. |
| spring |
to move out or upward quickly or suddenly; jump. [3/22 definitions] |
| springboard |
a flexible board secured at one end and used to give impetus to a jump in diving or gymnastics. [1/2 definitions] |
| take off |
to begin a leap or jump, esp. in a sport. [1/6 definitions] |
| vault2 |
to jump, leap, or spring, esp. with the use of the hands or a pole as a support. [3/4 definitions] |
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