jumper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jumper	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for jumper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jumper n a person who jumps; "as the jumper neared the ground he lost control"; "the jumper's parachute opened" an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper" a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body Synonym(s): sweater, jumper a coverall worn by children a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing Synonym(s): jumper, pinafore, pinny (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump Synonym(s): jumper, jump shot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumper \Jump"er\, n. [See 1st {Jump}.] A loose upper garment; as: (a) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it. (b) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumper \Jump"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, jumps. 2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen. 3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. [U.S.] --J. F. Cooper. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The larva of the cheese fly. See {Cheese fly}, under {Cheese}. 5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions. 6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece. {Baby jumper}. See in the Vocabulary. {Bounty jumper}. See under {Bounty}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumper \Jump"er\, n. A thing that jumps; esp., any of various tools or other contrivances operating with a jumping motion; as, (Mining, Quarrying, etc.), an instrument for boring holes in rocks by percussion without hammering, consisting of a bar of iron with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
jumper A removable wire or small plug whose presence or absence is used to determine some aspect of hardware configuration. (1995-03-14)