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    POLE VAULTING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long poleplay

    Synonyms:

    pole jump; pole jumping; pole vault; pole vaulting

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    Hypernyms ("pole vaulting" is a kind of...):

    field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)

    Meronyms (parts of "pole vaulting"):

    run-up (the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb pole vault

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