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jumper
1[juhm-per]
noun
a person or thing that jumps.
Basketball., jump shot.
Sports., a participant in a jumping event, as in track or skiing.
Manège., a horse specially trained to jump obstacles.
a boring tool or device worked with a jumping motion.
Also called jump wire. Electricity., a short length of conductor used to make a connection, usually temporary, between terminals of a circuit or to bypass a circuit.
Also called jumper cable. booster cable.
a kind of sled.
Also called jumper stay. Nautical., a line preventing the end of a spar or boom from being lifted out of place.
any of various fishes that leap from the water, as the striped mullet or jumprock.
jumper
2[juhm-per]
noun
a one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children.
a loose outer jacket worn especially by workers and sailors.
British., a pullover sweater.
jumpers, rompers.
jumper
1/ ˈdʒʌmpə /
noun
a boring tool that works by repeated impact, such as a steel bit in a hammer drill used in boring rock
Also called: jumper cable. jumper lead. a short length of wire used to make a connection, usually temporarily, between terminals or to bypass a component
a type of sled with a high crosspiece
a person or animal that jumps
derogatory, a person who changes religion; a convert
jumper
2/ ˈdʒʌmpə /
noun
a knitted or crocheted garment covering the upper part of the body
Also called: pinafore dress. a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of jumper1
Example Sentences
"I believe these nematodes are some of the smallest, best jumpers in the world," Ortega-Jiménez says.
As we watched, he uncovered a frayed, brownish jumper covered in dirt.
Her grandfather, Ted Green, was a long jumper at Manual Arts.
Beneath the towering, neon-lit billboards of Times Square, six of the world's top long jumpers are soaring through the air, turning one of New York's most iconic streets into an unlikely athletics stage.
His father, a former high jumper, chose his son’s given name of Sorato, which is written with characters that mean “sky” and “jump.”
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