high jumpn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪ dʒʌmp/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪ ˌdʒəmp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., jump n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + jump n.¹ Compare earlier high jumper n.

1. An athletic event in which competitors jump over a bar (formerly a rope, etc.), which is successively raised until only one competitor can jump it without dislodging it.

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high jump1846

1840 Bell's Life in London 23 Aug. 4/4 Thomas Prongnell is open to run and jump any man in London the best high jump out of three for £5.]

1846 Bell's Life in London 15 Feb. 7/1 The high jump was won by Mr Goodison, who jumped over 4ft 9in.

1895 Outing 26 455/1 Oxford won all the runs, the high hurdle, and tied in the high jump with Yale.

1924 C. W. Mason Chinese Confessions xliv. 326 The high-jump and hurdles were my specialities.

1971 J. Kerr When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit ii. 19 They did high-jump in Gym and Anna jumped higher than anyone else in her class.

2003 Muscle & Fitness Jan. 31/1 Sports that require jumping for height such as in the high jump..and blocking in basketball and volleyball.

2. colloquial (chiefly British, originally Military). to be for (also on) the high jump: to be up for trial or on a charge; to be in trouble or due for punishment, spec. hanging. Cf. for the jump at jump n.¹ 7.

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1919 Athenæum 1 Aug. 695/2 ‘He's for the high jump’ is a favourite expression meaning that someone is to be charged before his company or commanding officer.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 119 High jump, on the, a term used of a man entered on a ‘Crime sheet’, and for trial for a military offence; the suggestion being that the accused would need to jump very high to get over the trouble.

1942 ‘N. Shute’ Pied Piper 247 I'm for the high jump. They got the goods on me all right.

1956 ‘A. Gilbert’ And Death came Too xiv. 145 I can't afford to act for someone who's going to be found guilty. And..it looks to me remarkably likely Mrs. Appleyard is going to find herself for the high jump.

1989 B. Roche Handful of Stars in Wexford Trilogy (1992) 11 Conway. He's for the high jump... Stapler. So are yeh gettin' married then Tony?

2010 J. Hawes Speak for Eng. 305 Several thousand people had been formally cautioned and informed convincingly that they were for the high jump if ever caught again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high jump
释义	high jumpn. Brit. /ˈhʌɪ dʒʌmp/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ ˌdʒəmp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., jump n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + jump n.¹ Compare earlier high jumper n. 1. An athletic event in which competitors jump over a bar (formerly a rope, etc.), which is successively raised until only one competitor can jump it without dislodging it. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > jumping > high jump high jump1846 1840 Bell's Life in London 23 Aug. 4/4 Thomas Prongnell is open to run and jump any man in London the best high jump out of three for £5.] 1846 Bell's Life in London 15 Feb. 7/1 The high jump was won by Mr Goodison, who jumped over 4ft 9in. 1895 Outing 26 455/1 Oxford won all the runs, the high hurdle, and tied in the high jump with Yale. 1924 C. W. Mason Chinese Confessions xliv. 326 The high-jump and hurdles were my specialities. 1971 J. Kerr When Hitler stole Pink Rabbit ii. 19 They did high-jump in Gym and Anna jumped higher than anyone else in her class. 2003 Muscle & Fitness Jan. 31/1 Sports that require jumping for height such as in the high jump..and blocking in basketball and volleyball. 2. colloquial (chiefly British, originally Military). to be for (also on) the high jump: to be up for trial or on a charge; to be in trouble or due for punishment, spec. hanging. Cf. for the jump at jump n.¹ 7. ΚΠ 1919 Athenæum 1 Aug. 695/2 ‘He's for the high jump’ is a favourite expression meaning that someone is to be charged before his company or commanding officer. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 119 High jump, on the, a term used of a man entered on a ‘Crime sheet’, and for trial for a military offence; the suggestion being that the accused would need to jump very high to get over the trouble. 1942 ‘N. Shute’ Pied Piper 247 I'm for the high jump. They got the goods on me all right. 1956 ‘A. Gilbert’ And Death came Too xiv. 145 I can't afford to act for someone who's going to be found guilty. And..it looks to me remarkably likely Mrs. Appleyard is going to find herself for the high jump. 1989 B. Roche Handful of Stars in Wexford Trilogy (1992) 11 Conway. He's for the high jump... Stapler. So are yeh gettin' married then Tony? 2010 J. Hawes Speak for Eng. 305 Several thousand people had been formally cautioned and informed convincingly that they were for the high jump if ever caught again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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