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Definition of Jumps

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Jupon Ju*pon", Juppon Jup*pon", n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously jupe, jump, juppo, etc.] 1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips. --Dryden. 2. A petticoat. --Halliwell.
Jump
Jump Jump, n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. Juppon.] (a) A kind of loose jacket for men. (b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
Jump
Jump Jump, n. 1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. ``To advance by jumps.' --Locke. 2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. -- Shak. 3. The space traversed by a leap. 4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault. 5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. From the jump, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] Jump joint. (a) A butt joint. (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels. Jump seat. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
Jump
Jump Jump, a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] ``Jump names.' --B. Jonson.
Jump
Jump Jump, adv. Exactly; pat.[Obs.] --Shak.

Meaning of Jumps from wikipedia

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- "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an English-language pangram – a sentence that contains all the letters of the alphabet. The phrase is...
- Montana between 1975 and 1976, but never graduated. He wanted to lengthen his jumps, but his father disapproved. Knievel then went solo after his father's approval...
- recruitment. Power was examined in dumbbell jumps, depth jumps, countermovement jumps, squat jumps, and tuck jumps which all produced the higher power scale...
- figure skating jumps in which the skater achieves a split position in the air. Unlike most figure skating jumps, split jumps are positional jumps, rather than...
- Jumps are a fundamental part of cheerleading. They are often performed within cheerleading routines to add visual interest, meet a given competition's...
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