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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.
- Ѳè. 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 ( def 2 ).
jumper
1/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a knitted or crocheted garment covering the upper part of the body
- Also calledpinafore dress a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
jumper
2/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a boring tool that works by repeated impact, such as a steel bit in a hammer drill used in boring rock
- Also calledjumper cablejumper 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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of jumper1
Example Sentences
He stretched the defense back beyond the three-point line, answering Minnesota jumpers with shots of his own, motioning for the crowd to calm down twice during the second quarter.
He pointed over at the bench after he scored on a midrange jumper when the Lakers executed a play called for him early.
He was 15 for 19 from the field, his jumper with 54.5 seconds left providing the final margin of victory.
She finished second last year in the Southern Section Masters Meet at 46 feet and third in the state championship after being a high jumper as a freshman.
But as photographers circled and film crews jostled at his Real Madrid unveiling, there was a sense the awkward kid in a stripey jumper was a teenage superstar struck by the galactico glare.
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