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VAULTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
Synonyms:
curvet; vaulting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("vaulting" is a kind of...):
dressage (maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider)
Derivation:
vault (jump across or leap over (an obstacle))
Sense 2
Meaning:
(architecture) a vaulted structure
Example:
arches and vaulting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vaulting" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vaulting"):
fan vaulting (an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
Example:
vaulting ambition
Synonyms:
overreaching; vaulting
Classified under:
Similar:
bold (fearless and daring)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb vault
