jumping

Synonyms:

jump

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a headlong jump (or fall)

hop

the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)

bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

hurdle, vault

the act of jumping over an obstacle

jumping up and down

jumping in one spot (as in excitement)

capriole

(dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump

caper, capriole

a playful leap or hop

pounce

the act of pouncing

Type of:

actuation, propulsion

the act of propelling

Types:

broad jump, long jump

the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start

high jump

the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar

Fosbury flop

jumping over the bar backwards and head first

Type of:

track and field

participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it