bunny hop
Britishnoun
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a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
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a jump over an obstacle executed by a person riding a bicycle and standing up on the pedals
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a dance performed by a line of people holding onto each other from behind and moving around the room tapping and stepping with each foot separately and then jumping with both feet held together
verb
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(intr) to jump with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
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to jump a bicycle over an obstacle without dismounting
Example Sentences
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The result is not a jump scare so much as a bunny hop.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Ohtani did a little bunny hop onto home plate as fire ceremoniously shot out from the rocks in the outfield for home run No. 26.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2022
He said he’s never seen a bunny hop a fence or leap into a tall potted plant for supper.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022
One child requested a robot feature that’s sure to be a design challenge—the ability to do a bunny hop.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2022
He must have had to bunny hop all the way up to Gryffindor Tower.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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