high jump (redirected from were for the high jump)

high jump

n.

1. A jump for height made over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest.

2. A contest in which high jumps are made.

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high jumper n.

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high jump

Noun

the high jump

a. an athletic event in which competitors have to jump over a high bar

b. Brit & Austral informal a severe reprimand or punishment: I was for the high jump again

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	high jump - a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar field event - a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track
	2.	high jump - the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar jumping - the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump Fosbury flop - jumping over the bar backwards and head first

Translations

high jump n (SPORT) → salto de altura

high jump high n (Sport) → saut m en hauteur

high jump high n → Hochsprung m

high jump n (SPORT) → salto in alto