Jumper

Word JUMPER
Character 6
Hyphenation jump er
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Jumper"

What do we mean by jumper?

Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.

A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.

A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.

A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.

A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.

A jumping spider

The larva of the cheese fly.

(18th century) One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.

A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.

A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.

A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Jumper

The word "jumper" in example sentences

VON ESSEN: No. And you know, we use the term jumper, and I don't think anybody jumped. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Leastways in New Zealand a jumper is a warm, often woolly garment worn over the torso by either gender to stay warm ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the UK, a jumper is a knitted garment (also a pullover, or even ‘pully’) and mathematics has always been abbreviated as maths over here. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Melbourne, is a blue shirt, a pair of duck trousers, a straw hat or wide-awake, and what they call a jumper here. ❋ William John Wills (1847)

And Kim is perfect for the role, because she's what we call a jumper, she can hover in the air. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"A 'jumper' is somebody who goes to the office in the morning knowing that they will commit suicide," says Ellen Borakove, spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Ray Allen, who scored four points on 1-for-12 shooting, had a chance to send it into a second overtime but his jumper from the right side bounced off the back of the rim. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their strife jumper is white with dark blue side panels as good as a interlocking trademark in dark blue a! ❋ Admin (2009)

It came to the end, Hayward having two shots in the final four seconds, one a fall-away jumper from the baseline, another a half-court prayer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To answer the question about wearing the vintage under garments: I found that the costumes were so well fitting that they required none -- especially if they had a vest or a blouse underneath what we call a jumper-dress. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lawson pulled up for a jumper from the free throw line that gave North Carolina a 13-2 lead and forced Oklahoma to take a timeout less than six minutes in. ❋ Unknown (2008)

DeShawn Stevenson made a tough fadeaway jumper from the corner with 1: 12 left, then sank a free throw with 39 seconds remaining to stretch Washington's lead to 89-85. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After Williams 'go-ahead jumper from the right wing gave Atlanta an 89-87 lead, Juan Dixon and Nick Young missed shots for Washington. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Jackson sparked the spurt by hitting two free throws and Jamal Crawford added an uncontested jumper from the right side of the key with 4: 19 left to give Golden State a 25-11 lead. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Rookie D.J. Augustin led the Bobcats with a career-best 26 points, only to miss a fallaway jumper from the baseline when Charlotte needed it most. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He certainly did, sending defender Shawn Marion the wrong way with a pull-up drive, then making a jumper from the elbow as the buzzer sounded to give Washington the win. ❋ Unknown (2008)

At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki keyed a late fourth-quarter rally with great plays on both ends of the court, then Jason Terry hit an 18-foot jumper from the right side with 0.2 seconds left. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Durant pushed the edge to 76-72 with a jumper from the left wing, and the lead was back to four when Russell Westbrook answered Tony Parker's two free throws with another jumper. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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