jumper1
noun ˈdʒʌmpəˈdʒəmpər
1British A knitted garment typically with long sleeves, worn over the upper body.
- Yanking down the sleeves of my jumper until they covered my hands, I turned back to my teacher, droning on about cell structure.
- The hand that could knit a jumper in two evenings, and thread a needle, could fire a gun.
- He wears a yellow jumper and green beret that I can recognise from a great distance, even as the light begins to fade.
- Sams wears organic linen shirts and jumpers Fairley has knitted for him from organic wool.
- He was wearing jeans and a jumper and polo shirt.
- All jumpers, cardigans and socks were knitted by hand.
- The cuffs of her black jumper were pulled over her fists, and she hugged herself as if she were wearing a crocheted strait-jacket.
- He had a skinny build and wore a dark jumper and jeans.
- She had a black jumper or cardigan tied round her waist and was carrying a pair of black suede boots, inside which were a yellow t-shirt and a creamy coloured purse.
- Aunt Christina sat beside him knitting a primrose-coloured jumper for me.
- My neighbours used to knit jumpers for Amercia.
- She was wearing a black jumper, body warmer, black trousers and brown boots with a fur lining.
- It's a jumper (not cardigan), adult size and at least 5 years old.
- Terri was very skinny, and invariably wore huge, brightly coloured and loosely knitted jumpers which hung on her (rather aptly) like camouflage netting.
- There was one woman (whose name I forget so I will call her Madge) who was always knitting jumpers.
- He was wearing blue tracksuit bottoms, a blue jumper and a blue baseball cap.
- I hoped I wouldn't look underdressed in my jumper and jeans.
- Out of an estimated total of nine jumpers I've laboriously knitted for myself in my thirty-two years of life, only one was actually wearable.
- In her spare time, she knitted socks and jumpers.
- The clothes will fit children aged three to 16 and for the first time, jumpers and sweatshirts should be available in the various colours of York schools.
2historical A loose outer jacket worn by sailors.
3North American A pinafore dress.
- He combed her chestnut hair - Paula's natural color - and dressed her in a yellow cotton jumper.
- She dressed in a simple denim jumper and a new straw cowboy hat with red cowboy boots.
- She wore a tattered denim jumper and a white shirt that matched the spotted peeling wallpaper, and she knew nothing of wealth.
- The plump and harried mother, dressed in a denim jumper, drives a battered Econo-Van with numerous dents.
- I am in a red jumper, white blouse and tights and black Mary Janes with a small scuff on the left toe.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in sense 2): probably from dialect jump 'short coat', perhaps from Scots jupe 'a man's (later also a woman's) loose jacket or tunic', via Old French from Arabic jubba. Compare with jibba.
Rhymes
bumper, dumper, gazumper, lumper, stumper, thumper
jumper2
nounˈdʒʌmpəˈdʒəmpər
1A person or animal that jumps.
the horse should be a better jumper this seasonother players in the line-out may only move when the jumper has touched the ballan Olympic jumper- Newberry finally succumbed to another big hit, Alex Mason replacing him and leaving BJ Fowler as the line-out jumper.
- The players who surround the jumpers also play a key role in who wins possession.
- He has never been a flashy horse or a spectacular jumper but he is efficient and extremely powerful, which is what will be required tomorrow.
- This horse was unlucky not to win a bumper but he loves this fast ground and he has always been a good jumper.
- He tells us that the horse is a natural jumper.
- Is the flea the greatest jumper in the animal world, or a skittering frog one of the hot contenders for the swimming title?
- Poggio is a better jumper, but his dressage is not as good.
- Many years ago there lived in a certain village a wealthy farmer who had the best of land and some great race horses and jumpers.
- At 10,000 feet, only the colorful fabric of their chutes keep jumpers visible against the panoramic landscape.
- Though it looks like they aren't moving very fast, the jumpers head toward the earth at almost 22 feet per second.
- But what does it say about a league where players who have not had enough years to develop the basic skill of a jumper are playing key roles in The Finals?
- Military qualified jumpers holding military free-fall qualifications are also eligible to compete.
- We got suited up, had some instructions from our jumpers, and headed out to the two propeller plane that takes everyone up.
- Advanced jumpers use thin, aerodynamic ropes for fast rotation.
- Victory in that Grade One contest meant his beloved horse became the first jumper in Britain and Ireland to win more than £1m in prize money.
- Accordingly these two jumpers would be the latest addition to the Olympic athletic pool mostly consisting of runners.
- Much like jumpers and racehorses, farriers pay a price for doing what they love.
- The jumpers ' lines became dangerously tangled, anchoring the men back-to-back.
- One thing is that, against Australia, their lineout jumpers will be much heavier than the Japanese.
- We now love jumping and he's an amazing jumper, galloping and hacking.
- 1.1Basketball another term for jump shot
2A short wire used to shorten an electric circuit or close it temporarily.
- I rechecked all the connections and jumpers, memory placement, everything.
- Connected to two of them are circuit-making jumpers.
- It is software-configurable with no jumpers, and a 12V control switch is provided for flash memory programming.
- Any problems with the coaxial cable, connectors, jumpers, or the antenna will show up as an abnormality on the display.
- I read it wrong and placed the jumper wire in the E and F leads.
3Nautical
A rope made fast to keep a yard or mast from jumping.4A heavy chisel-ended iron bar for drilling blast holes.
5A mushroom-shaped brass part in a tap which supports the washer.
jumper1
nounˈjəmpərˈdʒəmpər
1North American A collarless sleeveless dress, typically worn over a blouse.
- She wore a tattered denim jumper and a white shirt that matched the spotted peeling wallpaper, and she knew nothing of wealth.
- I am in a red jumper, white blouse and tights and black Mary Janes with a small scuff on the left toe.
- She dressed in a simple denim jumper and a new straw cowboy hat with red cowboy boots.
- He combed her chestnut hair - Paula's natural color - and dressed her in a yellow cotton jumper.
- The plump and harried mother, dressed in a denim jumper, drives a battered Econo-Van with numerous dents.
2British A sweater.
- The sweaters are delightful, who doesn't like a V-neck jumper?
- He wore a dark blue jumper with four or five horizontal pale blue stripes across the front and tracksuit pants.
- I grabbed my jumper and my little backpack, then hustled them out the door.
- Instead of the trademark woolly jumper, baggy cords and pipe, Adams arrived in a sharp blue blazer, beige slacks, shirt and tie.
- The suspect is described as white, aged 18, 5ft 8ins, of large build, wearing a grey hooded jumper.
- Forensic experts are still examining a decomposed jumper and blouse which the teenager was wearing when she was found.
- He has an occasional stutter and was believed to have been wearing dark green trousers with pockets on the side and a dark green v-neck jumper.
- The Chancellor, dressed in a red jumper with a white shirt and black trousers, hugged and kissed his son but refused to answer questions.
- Put on another jumper, and wait for an hour or so.
- Dressed in black jumpers, skirts and boots, groups of teenage girls linked arms as they headed towards the church.
- One of the men was white, of stocky build, aged between 25 and 30, wearing a thick white and black jumper.
- She is trim, exquisitely turned out in cream slacks and jumper and looks radiant.
- She's fully dressed in a red turtleneck jumper and a knee-length black skirt.
- He had black shaven hair and wore a dark plain jumper.
- The other was around 5ft 6ins and had on a dark hooded jumper.
- Hulme wore a blue striped jumper and Maguire wore a black fleece and white T-shirt for the brief hearing.
- Mr Capper was wearing a green polo shirt, black jumper, blue jeans and black training shoes.
- He is described as aged 19 to 20, with cropped dark hair and was wearing a grey coloured jumper.
- Then another onlooker walked up, dressed in a blue jumper and jeans.
- Many of the male models modelling knitwear were wearing strong coloured jumpers with nasty white or beige pleated trousers.
3historical A loose outer jacket worn by sailors.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in jumper (sense 2 of the noun)): probably from dialect jump ‘short coat’, perhaps from Scots jupe ‘a man's (later also a woman's) loose jacket or tunic’, via Old French from Arabic jubba. Compare with jibba.
jumper2
nounˈjəmpərˈdʒəmpər
1A person or animal that jumps.
the horse should be a better jumper this seasonother players in the line-out may only move when the jumper has touched the ballan Olympic jumper- Many years ago there lived in a certain village a wealthy farmer who had the best of land and some great race horses and jumpers.
- The jumpers ' lines became dangerously tangled, anchoring the men back-to-back.
- Military qualified jumpers holding military free-fall qualifications are also eligible to compete.
- One thing is that, against Australia, their lineout jumpers will be much heavier than the Japanese.
- But what does it say about a league where players who have not had enough years to develop the basic skill of a jumper are playing key roles in The Finals?
- Newberry finally succumbed to another big hit, Alex Mason replacing him and leaving BJ Fowler as the line-out jumper.
- Victory in that Grade One contest meant his beloved horse became the first jumper in Britain and Ireland to win more than £1m in prize money.
- The players who surround the jumpers also play a key role in who wins possession.
- He tells us that the horse is a natural jumper.
- Though it looks like they aren't moving very fast, the jumpers head toward the earth at almost 22 feet per second.
- At 10,000 feet, only the colorful fabric of their chutes keep jumpers visible against the panoramic landscape.
- Is the flea the greatest jumper in the animal world, or a skittering frog one of the hot contenders for the swimming title?
- Advanced jumpers use thin, aerodynamic ropes for fast rotation.
- He has never been a flashy horse or a spectacular jumper but he is efficient and extremely powerful, which is what will be required tomorrow.
- Poggio is a better jumper, but his dressage is not as good.
- Accordingly these two jumpers would be the latest addition to the Olympic athletic pool mostly consisting of runners.
- We now love jumping and he's an amazing jumper, galloping and hacking.
- Much like jumpers and racehorses, farriers pay a price for doing what they love.
- We got suited up, had some instructions from our jumpers, and headed out to the two propeller plane that takes everyone up.
- This horse was unlucky not to win a bumper but he loves this fast ground and he has always been a good jumper.
- 1.1Basketball another term for jump shot
2A short wire used to complete an electric circuit or bypass a break in a circuit.
- I rechecked all the connections and jumpers, memory placement, everything.
- Any problems with the coaxial cable, connectors, jumpers, or the antenna will show up as an abnormality on the display.
- Connected to two of them are circuit-making jumpers.
- It is software-configurable with no jumpers, and a 12V control switch is provided for flash memory programming.
- I read it wrong and placed the jumper wire in the E and F leads.
3Nautical
A rope made fast to keep a yard or mast from jumping.4A heavy chisel-ended steel bar for drilling blast holes.