high jump

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noun Track.

a field event in which athletes, using a running start, compete in jumping for height over a crossbar supported by two upright poles.

a jump for height made in this event.

Origin of high jump

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby high jump

high hurdles, high-impact, high-income, highjack, high jinks, high jump, high jumper, high key, high-keyed, highland, Highland cattle

Definition for high jump (2 of 2)

high-jump

[ hahy-juhmp ]

/ ˈhaɪˌdʒʌmp /

verb (used without object)

to participate in the high jump; compete as a high jumper.

verb (used with object)

to clear or attempt to clear (a specified height) in a high jump: a goal of high-jumping his own height.

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Example sentences from the Web for high jump

His final chance, and outside of his hopes of winning the track award in the high-jump, Hicks saw no way to win his B.
T. Haviland Hicks Senior|J. Raymond Elderdice
I could never have played on the eleven, or on the nine, but I have a chance in the high-jump.
T. Haviland Hicks Senior|J. Raymond Elderdice
The positions assumed when in the air by a high-jump athlete are almost incredible as revealed by the camera.
More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
In the high-jump, however, Hicks had given considerable promise, which to date the grasshopper collegian had failed to keep.
T. Haviland Hicks Senior|J. Raymond Elderdice

By sticking to it, you have won your track B in the high-jump, thanks to your grass-hopper build, and we rejoice at your reward!
T. Haviland Hicks Senior|J. Raymond Elderdice

British Dictionary definitions for high jump

high jump

noun

the high jump an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports
(as modifier)high-jump techniques

be for the high jump British informal to be liable to receive a severe reprimand or punishment

Derived forms of high jump

high jumper, nounhigh jumping, noun

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单词	high jump
释义	high jump SEE SYNONYMS FOR high jump ON THESAURUS.COM noun Track. a field event in which athletes, using a running start, compete in jumping for height over a crossbar supported by two upright poles. a jump for height made in this event. Origin of high jump First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby high jump high hurdles, high-impact, high-income, highjack, high jinks, high jump, high jumper, high key, high-keyed, highland, Highland cattle Definition for high jump (2 of 2) high-jump [ hahy-juhmp ] / ˈhaɪˌdʒʌmp / verb (used without object) to participate in the high jump; compete as a high jumper. verb (used with object) to clear or attempt to clear (a specified height) in a high jump: a goal of high-jumping his own height. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high jump His final chance, and outside of his hopes of winning the track award in the high-jump, Hicks saw no way to win his B. T. Haviland Hicks Senior\|J. Raymond Elderdice I could never have played on the eleven, or on the nine, but I have a chance in the high-jump. T. Haviland Hicks Senior\|J. Raymond Elderdice The positions assumed when in the air by a high-jump athlete are almost incredible as revealed by the camera. More Science From an Easy Chair\|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester In the high-jump, however, Hicks had given considerable promise, which to date the grasshopper collegian had failed to keep. T. Haviland Hicks Senior\|J. Raymond Elderdice By sticking to it, you have won your track B in the high-jump, thanks to your grass-hopper build, and we rejoice at your reward! T. Haviland Hicks Senior\|J. Raymond Elderdice British Dictionary definitions for high jump high jump noun the high jump an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports (as modifier)high-jump techniques be for the high jump British informal to be liable to receive a severe reprimand or punishment Derived forms of high jump high jumper, nounhigh jumping, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to high jump broad jump, long jump, hammer throw, javelin throw, pole vault, shot put, triple jump
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high jump

noun Track.

Origin of high jump

Words nearby high jump

Definition for high jump (2 of 2)

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Example sentences from the Web for high jump

British Dictionary definitions for high jump

noun

Derived forms of high jump

Words related to high jump