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JUMPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
Example:
the jumping was unexpected
Synonyms:
jump; jumping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jumping" is a kind of...):
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jumping"):
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)
Derivation:
jump (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jumping" is a kind of...):
track and field (participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jumping"):
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb jump
Context examples:
My dearest Harriet! cried Emma, putting her hand before her face, and jumping up, you make me more ashamed of myself than I can bear.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Large numbers of the resulting DNA nicks can be lethal to cells and serve as a jumping off point for the development of disease.
(Structural Snapshots of Damaged DNA, NIH)
Transposons, more commonly called jumping genes, are mobile snippets of DNA code that can copy themselves into new positions within the genome - the genetic code of an organism.
(Harnessing tomato jumping genes could help speed-breed drought-resistant crops, University of Cambridge)
However, the duck, who slept in the open air in the yard, heard them coming, and jumping into the brook which ran close by the inn, soon swam out of their reach.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
He answered rather hesitatingly, Yes, I believe I do; very much recovered; but she is altered; there is no running or jumping about, no laughing or dancing; it is quite different.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Lady St. Simon said something about ‘jumping a claim.’ She was accustomed to use slang of the kind.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She rushed to the door when the postman rang, was rude to Mr. Brooke whenever they met, would sit looking at Meg with a woe-begone face, occasionally jumping up to shake and then kiss her in a very mysterious manner.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
In Meryton they parted; the two youngest repaired to the lodgings of one of the officers' wives, and Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ankles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Old Mother Nature’s going to get up on her hind legs and howl for all that’s in her, and it’ll keep us jumping, Hump, to pull through with half our boats.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
On March 8, Venus will conjoin Uranus, and because Venus rules your solar tenth house of career and Uranus is known to bring surprises, you will be in line for a completely unexpected event in your career that will have you jumping for joy.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
