buckjump
buckjump verb: of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
Verb
buckjump (third-person singular simple present buckjumps, present participle buckjumping, simple past and past participle buckjumped)
- Of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
- To take part in a competition where riders attempt to stay on a horse that jumps in this way.
Forms of buckjump
| third-person singular present | buckjumps |
|---|---|
| present participle | buckjumping |
| past participle | buckjumped |
| past | buckjumped |
Origin of buckjump
From buck + jump.
Words formed from buckjump
Phrases with buckjump
Questions about buckjump
- What does buckjump mean?
- Buckjump means of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
- What part of speech is buckjump?
- Buckjump is a verb.
- What is the past tense of buckjump?
- The past tense of buckjump is buckjumped.
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