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the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump jump: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
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(jump
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| jumping |
Short for "showjumping", an Olympic equestrian event where each horse must clear a number of obstacles on a set course within a specified time.
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| jumping d. |
any of several culture-specific disorders characterized by exaggerated responses to small stimuli, muscle tics including jumping, automatic obedience even to dangerous suggestions, and sometimes coprolalia or echolalia. It is unclear whether they are neurogenic or psychogenic in origin. See also latah, myriachit, jumping Frenchmen of Maine syndrome, and Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome.
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| jumping Frenchmen of Maine s. |
a form of jumping disease observed in a group of lumbermen of French-Canadian descent working in a remote area of Maine; affected individuals had exaggerated startle responses, automatic obedience, and often echolalia. It is believed to have represented a form of operant conditioning rather than a true disease.
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