jumping : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jumping	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for jumping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jumping n the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" Synonym(s): jump, jumping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes Caffer}), allied to the jerboa. {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo mouse}. {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet. {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jump \Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. -- Shak. 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. [bd]The jumping chariots.[b8] --Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. -- Dryden. 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. [bd]It jumps with my humor.[b8] --Shak. {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance.