Jumping

jumping
    n 1: the act of participating in an athletic competition in
         which you must jump
    2: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he
       advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
       [syn: {jump}, {jumping}]
    

jump \jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {jumped} (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.
   & vb. n. {jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen,
   jumpen.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of
      the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air;
      to spring; to bound; to leap.
      [1913 Webster]

            Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and
            a half by the square.                 --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping
      chariots." --Nahum iii. 2.
      [1913 Webster]

            A flock of geese jump down together.  --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by
      with. "It jumps with my humor." --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly
      or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a
      chance.
      [1913 Webster]
    

Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.
   of {Jump}, to leap.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing
      the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by
      its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and
      jump about.

   {Jumping deer} (Zool.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes
      Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.

   {Jumping louse} (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant
      lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[ae]}, several of
      which are injurious to fruit trees.

   {Jumping mouse} (Zool.), North American mouse ({Zapus
      Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is
      noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo
      mouse}.

   {Jumping mullet} (Zool.), gray mullet.

   {Jumping shrew} (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus
      {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have
      large hind legs adapted for jumping.

   {Jumping spider} (Zool.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and
      other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so
      called because it leaps upon its prey.
      [1913 Webster]
    

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "jumping":
      bouncing, bounding, capering, hopping, hurdle race, hurdling,
      leaping, pole vaulting, prancing, saltant, saltation, saltatorial,
      saltatory, skipping, springing, steeplechase, the hurdles,
      timber topping, vaulting