jumper jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump |
jump jumping | the act of jumping, propelling yourself off the ground, he advanced in a series of jumps, the jumping was unexpected |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
triple three-base hit three-bagger | a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base |
jump ball | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed, an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate |
jump parachuting | descent with a parachute, he had done a lot of parachuting in the army |
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 |
jump rope | a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope |
triple play | the act of getting three players out on one play |
startle jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
jumpstart jump-start | starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car, my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor |
jump rope skip rope skipping rope | a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it |
jump seat | a folding seat in an automobile |
jump suit | one-piece uniform worn by parachutists |
jump suit jumpsuit | one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform |
ski jump | a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump |
water jump | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest |
triple | a quantity that is three times as great as another |
triple-spacing | typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing |
jump | (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another |
jump cut | an immediate transition from one scene to another |
leap jump saltation | an abrupt transition, a successful leap from college to the major leagues |
quantum leap quantum jump | a sudden large increase or advance, this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer |
quantum jump | (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum |
jump leap | a sudden and decisive increase, a jump in attendance |
high jump | a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar |
long jump broad jump | a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start |
pole vault pole vaulting pole jump pole jumping | a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole |
triple jump hop-step-and-jump | an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement |
club sandwich three-decker triple-decker | made with three slices of usually toasted bread |
triple cream triple creme | fresh soft French cheese containing at least % fat |
triple sec | type of curacao having higher alcoholic content |
trio triad triplet triple | a set of three similar things considered as a unit |
Triple Frontier | the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet, an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering, a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups |
bird's-foot violet pansy violet Johnny-jump-up wood violet Viola pedata | common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies |
wild pansy Johnny-jump-up heartsease love-in-idleness pink of my John Viola tricolor | a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived |
triple crown | (baseball) an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs |
triple crown | (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness |
triple time | musical time with three beats in each bar |
alternate jump | go back and forth, swing back and forth between two states or conditions |
rise jump climb up | rise in rank or status, Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list |
jump | increase suddenly and significantly, Prices jumped overnight |
triple treble | increase threefold, Triple your income! |
jump off | set off quickly, usually with success, The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class |
jumpstart jump-start | start or re-start vigorously, The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process |
leap jump | pass abruptly from one state or topic to another, leap into fame, jump to a conclusion, jump from one thing to another |
jump pass over skip skip over | bypass, He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible |
triple-space | type with two empty spaces between lines |
jump | enter eagerly into, He jumped into the game |