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 |
loop
loop-the-loop | a flight maneuver, aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane |
| inside loop | a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight |
| outside loop | a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight |
| 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 |
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 |
closed circuit
loop | a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates |
closed loop
closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
cringle
eyelet loop grommet
grummet | fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines |
| drip loop | a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building, when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building |
feedback circuit
feedback loop | a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system |
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 |
| loop | an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop |
| loop knot | any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope |
| loop-line | a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on |
| ski jump | a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump |
| water jump | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest |
| loop gain | (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input, if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation |
loop topology
loop | the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component |
| loop | a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied |
| jump | (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another |
| jump cut | an immediate transition from one scene to another |
| loop | the basic pattern of the human fingerprint |
| ground loop | a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground |
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 |
| loop | an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan), he's no longer in the loop |
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 |
| iteration loop | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated, the solution took hundreds of iterations |
| loop | anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
| 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 |
| jump off | set off quickly, usually with success, The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class |