jumping jack

noun

a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.

Also called side-straddle hop

[sahyd-strad-l] /ˈsaɪdˈstræd l/ . a conditioning exercise performed by starting from a standing position with legs together and arms resting at the sides and then jumping to a position with the legs spread apart and out to the sides while simultaneously extending the arms out from the sides to an overhead position with the hands touching and finishing by reversing these movements to return to the starting position.

Origin of jumping jack

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Words nearby jumping jack

jumping bean, jumping bristletail, jumping gene, jumping genes, jumping hare, jumping jack, jumping mouse, jumping-off place, jumping-off place or point, jumping plant louse, jumping spider

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Example sentences from the Web for jumping jack

I don't propose to make a jumping-jack of myself for some galoot to give me the laugh, but we'll walk around.
The Octopus|Frank Norris
At last we saw it was a stiff-jointed quadruped with some sort of jumping-jack on top, bouncing up and down at every step.
Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora Kohl
The face of Giacomo Fondi would not have been out of place in one of the jumping-jack boxes, which so amuse children.
The King of the Mountains|Edmond About
It gives the precise edges of the coat or collar of the smirking masher and the exact fibre in the dress of the jumping-jack.
The Art Of The Moving Picture|Vachel Lindsay

Lieutenant Coffin of Company A was a busy officer, active as a jumping-jack, half liked and half distasted by the men.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for jumping jack

jumping jack

noun

a firework having a long narrow tube filled with gunpowder, folded like an accordion so that when lit it burns with small explosions causing it to jump along the ground

a toy figure of a man with jointed limbs that can be moved by pulling attached strings

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单词	jumping jack
释义	jumping jack noun a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it. Also called side-straddle hop [sahyd-strad-l] /ˈsaɪdˈstræd l/ . a conditioning exercise performed by starting from a standing position with legs together and arms resting at the sides and then jumping to a position with the legs spread apart and out to the sides while simultaneously extending the arms out from the sides to an overhead position with the hands touching and finishing by reversing these movements to return to the starting position. Origin of jumping jack An Americanism dating back to 1860–65 Words nearby jumping jack jumping bean, jumping bristletail, jumping gene, jumping genes, jumping hare, jumping jack, jumping mouse, jumping-off place, jumping-off place or point, jumping plant louse, jumping spider Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jumping jack I don't propose to make a jumping-jack of myself for some galoot to give me the laugh, but we'll walk around. The Octopus\|Frank Norris At last we saw it was a stiff-jointed quadruped with some sort of jumping-jack on top, bouncing up and down at every step. Land of the Burnt Thigh\|Edith Eudora Kohl The face of Giacomo Fondi would not have been out of place in one of the jumping-jack boxes, which so amuse children. The King of the Mountains\|Edmond About It gives the precise edges of the coat or collar of the smirking masher and the exact fibre in the dress of the jumping-jack. The Art Of The Moving Picture\|Vachel Lindsay Lieutenant Coffin of Company A was a busy officer, active as a jumping-jack, half liked and half distasted by the men. The Long Roll\|Mary Johnston British Dictionary definitions for jumping jack jumping jack noun a firework having a long narrow tube filled with gunpowder, folded like an accordion so that when lit it burns with small explosions causing it to jump along the ground a toy figure of a man with jointed limbs that can be moved by pulling attached strings 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
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