jumper

B1
Pronunciation
/dʒʊmpə/
/dʒʌmpɚ/
Noun
16 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

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

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

5 Definition

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.

6 Definition

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

7 Definition

A jumping spider

8 Definition

The larva of the cheese fly.

9 Definition

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

10 Definition

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

11 Definition

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

12 Definition

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

13 Definition

A woolen sweater or pullover.

14 Definition

A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.

15 Definition

A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children.

16 Definition

(usually as jumpers) Rompers.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To connect with an electrical jumper.