To move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet

• vault

  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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• spring

  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• hurdle

  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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To move in a lively way

• spring

  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• bound

  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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To move suddenly and involuntarily

• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• bolt

  1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
  2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
  3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.

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  1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
  2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
  3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.

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To catapult oneself from a disabled aircraft

• eject

  1. To throw out forcefully; expel:
  2. To compel to leave:
  3. To evict:

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  1. To throw out forcefully; expel:
  2. To compel to leave:
  3. To evict:

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• bail out

  1. To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
  2. (nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
  3. (idiomatic) To rescue, especially financially.

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  1. To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
  2. (nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
  3. (idiomatic) To rescue, especially financially.

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To increase in amount

• up

  1. In or to a higher position:
  2. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center:
  3. In or to an upright position:

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  1. In or to a higher position:
  2. In a direction opposite to the center of the earth or a comparable gravitational center:
  3. In or to an upright position:

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• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• jack

  1. A man; a fellow.
  2. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer.
  3. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination:

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  1. A man; a fellow.
  2. One who does odd or heavy jobs; a laborer.
  3. One who works in a specified manual trade. Often used in combination:

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• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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• boost

  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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To raise in rank

• upgrade

  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• promote

  1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.
  2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.
  3. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

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  1. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.
  2. To advance (a student) to the next higher grade.
  3. To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.

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• elevate

  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To increase the amount or intensity of:
  3. To promote to a higher rank.

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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The act of jumping

• vault

  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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• spring

  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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A sudden lively movement

• spring

  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• bound

  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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A sudden and involuntary movement

• startle

  1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.
  2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
  3. To become alarmed, frightened, or surprised.

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  1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.
  2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
  3. To become alarmed, frightened, or surprised.

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• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• bolt

  1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
  2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
  3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.

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  1. A bar made of wood or metal that slides into a socket and is used to fasten doors and gates.
  2. A metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock that is thrown or withdrawn by turning the key.
  3. A fastener consisting of a threaded pin or rod with a head at one end, designed to be inserted through holes in assembled parts and secured by a mated nut that is tightened by applying torque.

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A dominating position, as in a conflict

• inside track

  1. An advantageous position, as in a competition.
  2. The path next to the inner rail in a curved racetrack.

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  1. An advantageous position, as in a competition.
  2. The path next to the inner rail in a curved racetrack.

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• vantage

  1. An advantage in a competition or conflict; superiority.
  2. A position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage.
  3. A vantage point.

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  1. An advantage in a competition or conflict; superiority.
  2. A position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage.
  3. A vantage point.

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• upper hand

  1. A position of control or advantage.

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  1. A position of control or advantage.

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• superiority

  1. the state or quality of being superior, or higher, greater, better, etc.
  2. an instance of this

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  1. the state or quality of being superior, or higher, greater, better, etc.
  2. an instance of this

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• edge

  1. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.
  2. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.
  3. A penetrating, incisive quality:

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  1. A thin, sharpened side, as of the blade of a cutting instrument.
  2. The degree of sharpness of a cutting blade.
  3. A penetrating, incisive quality:

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• draw

  1. To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag:
  2. To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading:
  3. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something:

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  1. To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag:
  2. To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading:
  3. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something:

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• bulge

  1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.
  2. A bilge.
  3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity:

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  1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.
  2. A bilge.
  3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity:

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• better

  1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
  2. More useful, suitable, or desirable:
  3. More highly skilled or adept:

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  1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.
  2. More useful, suitable, or desirable:
  3. More highly skilled or adept:

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• advantage

  1. A beneficial factor or combination of factors:
  2. Benefit or profit; gain:
  3. A relatively favorable position; superiority of means:

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  1. A beneficial factor or combination of factors:
  2. Benefit or profit; gain:
  3. A relatively favorable position; superiority of means:

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The act of increasing or rising

• upturn

  1. To turn up or over:
  2. To upset; overturn.
  3. To direct upward:

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  1. To turn up or over:
  2. To upset; overturn.
  3. To direct upward:

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• upswing

  1. An upward swing or trend.
  2. An increase, as in movement or business activity.

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  1. An upward swing or trend.
  2. An increase, as in movement or business activity.

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• upsurge

  1. To surge up.
  2. A rapid or abrupt rise:

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  1. To surge up.
  2. A rapid or abrupt rise:

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• swell

  1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
  2. To increase in force, size, number, or degree:
  3. To grow in loudness or intensity:

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  1. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
  2. To increase in force, size, number, or degree:
  3. To grow in loudness or intensity:

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• proliferation

  1. (uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
  2. (countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
  3. (countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

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  1. (uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
  2. (countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
  3. (countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

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• multiplication

  1. The act or process of multiplying or the condition of being multiplied.
  2. Propagation of plants and animals; procreation.
  3. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the multiplicative properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.

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  1. The act or process of multiplying or the condition of being multiplied.
  2. Propagation of plants and animals; procreation.
  3. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of adding a number (the multiplicand) to itself a certain number of times. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the multiplicative properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.

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• increase

  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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• growth

  1. The process of growing.
  2. Full development; maturity.
  3. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.

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  1. The process of growing.
  2. Full development; maturity.
  3. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.

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• escalation

  1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
  2. a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

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  1. an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
  2. a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

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• enlargement

  1. An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
  2. Something that enlarges; an addition.
  3. Something that has been enlarged, especially a photographic reproduction or a copy larger than the original print or negative.

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  1. An act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.
  2. Something that enlarges; an addition.
  3. Something that has been enlarged, especially a photographic reproduction or a copy larger than the original print or negative.

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• buildup

  1. The act or process of amassing or increasing:
  2. The result of building up:
  3. Widely favorable publicity, especially by a systematic campaign:

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  1. The act or process of amassing or increasing:
  2. The result of building up:
  3. Widely favorable publicity, especially by a systematic campaign:

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• boost

  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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• augmentation

  1. The act or process of augmenting.
  2. The condition of being augmented.
  3. Something that augments.

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  1. The act or process of augmenting.
  2. The condition of being augmented.
  3. Something that augments.

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• augment

  1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
  2. To add an augment to.
  3. To become augmented.

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  1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity:
  2. To add an augment to.
  3. To become augmented.

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• amplification

  1. The act or result of amplifying, enlarging, or extending.
  2. An addition to or expansion of a statement or idea.
  3. A statement with such an addition.

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  1. The act or result of amplifying, enlarging, or extending.
  2. An addition to or expansion of a statement or idea.
  3. A statement with such an addition.

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• aggrandizement

  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.

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  1. The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.

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The amount by which something is increased

• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• increment

  1. The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent.
  2. Something added or gained:
  3. A slight, often barely perceptible augmentation.

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  1. The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent.
  2. Something added or gained:
  3. A slight, often barely perceptible augmentation.

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• increase

  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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• boost

  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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  1. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
  2. To increase; raise:
  3. To assist in further development or progress:

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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A progression upward in rank

• upgrade

  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• promotion

  1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted.
  2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance:
  3. Advertising; publicity.

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  1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted.
  2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance:
  3. Advertising; publicity.

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• elevation

  1. The act or an instance of elevating:
  2. The condition of being elevated:
  3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:

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  1. The act or an instance of elevating:
  2. The condition of being elevated:
  3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:

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• advancement

  1. A forward step; an improvement.
  2. Development; progress:
  3. A promotion, as in rank.

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  1. A forward step; an improvement.
  2. Development; progress:
  3. A promotion, as in rank.

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A state of nervous restlessness or agitation.

• willies

  1. Feelings of uneasiness. Often used with the:

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  1. Feelings of uneasiness. Often used with the:

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• jim-jams

  1. The jitters.
  2. Delirium tremens.

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  1. The jitters.
  2. Delirium tremens.

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• heebie-jeebies

  1. A feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the jitters.

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  1. A feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the jitters.

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• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• all-overs

  1. A feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.

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  1. A feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.

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• tremble

  1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.
  2. To feel fear or anxiety:
  3. To vibrate or quiver:

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  1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.
  2. To feel fear or anxiety:
  3. To vibrate or quiver:

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• shiver

  1. To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear.
  2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.
  3. To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.

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  1. To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear.
  2. To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.
  3. To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.

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• jitter

  1. To be nervous or uneasy; fidget.
  2. To make small quick jumpy movements:
  3. A jittering movement; a tic.

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  1. To be nervous or uneasy; fidget.
  2. To make small quick jumpy movements:
  3. A jittering movement; a tic.

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• Used in plural: fidget

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A leap up or across

• gambol

  1. To leap about playfully; frolic.
  2. A playful skipping or frolicking about.

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  1. To leap about playfully; frolic.
  2. A playful skipping or frolicking about.

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• dance

  1. To move rhythmically usually to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures.
  2. To perform a specialized set of movements to communicate chiefly with other members of the same species.
  3. To move or leap about excitedly.

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  1. To move rhythmically usually to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures.
  2. To perform a specialized set of movements to communicate chiefly with other members of the same species.
  3. To move or leap about excitedly.

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• caper

  1. A playful leap or hop.
  2. A frivolous escapade or prank.
  3. An illegal plot or enterprise, especially one involving theft.

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  1. A playful leap or hop.
  2. A frivolous escapade or prank.
  3. An illegal plot or enterprise, especially one involving theft.

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• leapfrogging

  1. Present participle of leapfrog.

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  1. Present participle of leapfrog.

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• buckjump

  1. To buck, as a horse or mule does.
  2. To move in sudden jerks; lurch.

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  1. To buck, as a horse or mule does.
  2. To move in sudden jerks; lurch.

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• saltation

  1. The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing.
  2. Discontinuous movement, transition, or development; advancement by leaps.
  3. A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.

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  1. The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing.
  2. Discontinuous movement, transition, or development; advancement by leaps.
  3. A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.

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• bound

  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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  1. To leap forward or upward; spring.
  2. To progress by forward leaps or springs.
  3. To bounce; rebound.

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• spring

  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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• hurdle

  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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• vault

  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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• high-jump

  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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  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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• broad jump

  1. The long jump.

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  1. The long jump.

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• running jump

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• skipping

  1. Present participle of skip.
  2. The act by which something is skipped or omitted.

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  1. Present participle of skip.
  2. The act by which something is skipped or omitted.

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• jumping

  1. (colloquial) excellent, very fun
  2. Present participle of jump.
  3. The act of performing a jump.

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  1. (colloquial) excellent, very fun
  2. Present participle of jump.
  3. The act of performing a jump.

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• leaping

  1. Present participle of leap.

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  1. Present participle of leap.

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• lunge

  1. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
  2. A sudden forward movement or plunge.
  3. To make a sudden thrust or pass.

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  1. A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
  2. A sudden forward movement or plunge.
  3. To make a sudden thrust or pass.

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• pounce

  1. To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something:
  2. To attack or criticize suddenly:
  3. To turn the attention to and try to take advantage of:

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  1. To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something:
  2. To attack or criticize suddenly:
  3. To turn the attention to and try to take advantage of:

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• rising

  1. Ascending, sloping upward, or advancing:
  2. Developing or emerging:
  3. Increasing in power or influence:

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  1. Ascending, sloping upward, or advancing:
  2. Developing or emerging:
  3. Increasing in power or influence:

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• upsurge

  1. To surge up.
  2. A rapid or abrupt rise:

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  1. To surge up.
  2. A rapid or abrupt rise:

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• hopping

  1. very busy or active
  2. very agitatedly or violently

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  1. very busy or active
  2. very agitatedly or violently

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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• hop

  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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  1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
  2. To move quickly or be busily active:
  3. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time.

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• skip

  1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
  2. To leap lightly about.
  3. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet:

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  1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
  2. To leap lightly about.
  3. To bounce over or be deflected from a surface; skim or ricochet:

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A leap down

• sky-diving

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• bungee-jump

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• parachute jump

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• fall

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• drop

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• descent

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• headlong fall

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• plummet

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• nosedive

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• diving

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• dive

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• plunge

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• precipitation

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An obstacle

• fence

  1. A structure serving as an enclosure, a barrier, or a boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by boards, wire, or rails.
  2. An adjustable guide with a flat edge used on a table saw and positioned parallel to the plane of the cutting attachment in order to keep the board properly positioned for the cut to be made at the correct distance from the board's edge.
  3. One who receives and sells stolen goods.

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  1. A structure serving as an enclosure, a barrier, or a boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by boards, wire, or rails.
  2. An adjustable guide with a flat edge used on a table saw and positioned parallel to the plane of the cutting attachment in order to keep the board properly positioned for the cut to be made at the correct distance from the board's edge.
  3. One who receives and sells stolen goods.

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• bar

  1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
  2. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
  3. Any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense and harder than cakes and served cut into rectangular pieces.

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  1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
  2. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
  3. Any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense and harder than cakes and served cut into rectangular pieces.

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• hurdle

  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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Distance jumped

• vault

  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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  1. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
  2. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
  3. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

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• stretch

  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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  1. To lengthen, widen, or distend:
  2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space:
  3. To make taut; tighten:

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• leap

  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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  1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  2. To move quickly or suddenly:
  3. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:

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A sudden nervous movement

• jolt

  1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
  2. To cause to move jerkily:
  3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow:

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  1. To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
  2. To cause to move jerkily:
  3. To put into a specified condition by or as if by a blow:

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• twitch

  1. To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk:
  2. To move jerkily or spasmodically.
  3. To ache sharply from time to time; twinge.

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  1. To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk:
  2. To move jerkily or spasmodically.
  3. To ache sharply from time to time; twinge.

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• jerk

  1. To give a sudden quick thrust, push, pull, or twist to.
  2. To throw or toss with a quick abrupt motion.
  3. To utter abruptly or sharply:

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  1. To give a sudden quick thrust, push, pull, or twist to.
  2. To throw or toss with a quick abrupt motion.
  3. To utter abruptly or sharply:

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• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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A sudden rise

• hike

  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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  1. To go on an extended walk for pleasure or exercise.
  2. To rise, especially to rise upward out of place:
  3. To increase or raise in amount, especially abruptly:

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• inflation

  1. The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
  2. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money.
  3. The rate at which this increase occurs, expressed as a percentage over a period of time, usually a year.

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  1. The act of inflating or the state of being inflated.
  2. A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money.
  3. The rate at which this increase occurs, expressed as a percentage over a period of time, usually a year.

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• spurt

  1. A sudden forcible gush or jet.
  2. A sudden short burst, as of energy, activity, or growth.
  3. To gush forth suddenly in a jet.

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  1. A sudden forcible gush or jet.
  2. A sudden short burst, as of energy, activity, or growth.
  3. To gush forth suddenly in a jet.

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• ascent

  1. The act or process of rising or going upward.
  2. An advancement, especially in social status.
  3. An upward slope or incline.

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  1. The act or process of rising or going upward.
  2. An advancement, especially in social status.
  3. An upward slope or incline.

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To leap across or up

• bounce

  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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  1. To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.
  2. To move jerkily; bump:
  3. To bound:

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• gambol

  1. To leap about playfully; frolic.
  2. A playful skipping or frolicking about.

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  1. To leap about playfully; frolic.
  2. A playful skipping or frolicking about.

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• cavort

  1. To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper.
  2. To have lively or boisterous fun; romp:

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  1. To bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper.
  2. To have lively or boisterous fun; romp:

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• top

  1. The uppermost part, point, surface, or end:
  2. The part farthest from a given reference point:
  3. The crown of the head:

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  1. The uppermost part, point, surface, or end:
  2. The part farthest from a given reference point:
  3. The crown of the head:

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• hurdle

  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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  1. A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
  2. A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
  3. A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.

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• take

  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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  1. To grasp or grip:
  2. To capture physically; seize:
  3. To seize with authority or legal right:

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• broad jump

  1. The long jump.

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  1. The long jump.

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• high-jump

  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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  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.