long jump
/ˈlɒŋ ˌdʒʌmp/
long jump noun: an athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.
Noun
long jump (plural long jumps)
- An athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.
- Synonyms:
- broad jump
Verb
long jump (third-person singular simple present long jumps, present participle long jumping, simple past and past participle long jumped)
- To perform a long jump; to compete in the long jump event.
- Then again, if it hadn't been for that unattractive yearbook picture, I wouldn't have realized how crazy I looked long jumping and thus I would not have improved my technique.2005, Michelle Kimberly, Reflections of a Tomboy Turned Princess, page 31
- I was long jumping and totally turned my ankle over and almost broke it.2008, Louise Mead Tricard, American Women's Track and Field, 1981-2000: A History, page 64
long jump meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati and Malay
long jump in Tamil
- நீளத்தாண்டல்
long jump in Kannada
- ದೂರನೆಗೆತ, ಉದ್ದನೆಗೆತ, ಉದ್ದ ಜಿಗಿತ
long jump in Gujarati
- athletics field event
- લાંબીકૂદ lā̃bīkūd
long jump in Malay
- athletics field event
- lompat jauh
More languagesFewer languages
- long jump in Indonesian
- lompat jauh
- long jump in Vietnamese
- nhảy xa
Synonyms of long jump
Forms of long jump
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | long jumps |
| alternative form | long-jump |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | long jumps |
| present participle | long jumping |
| past participle | long jumped |
| past | long jumped |
Words formed from long jump
Questions about long jump
- What does long jump mean?
- Long jump means an athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.
- What is long jump in Tamil?
- Long jump in Tamil is நீளத்தாண்டல். See Long jump meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is long jump?
- Long jump can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce long jump?
- Long jump is pronounced /ˈlɒŋ ˌdʒʌmp/.
- What is the plural of long jump?
- The plural of long jump is long jumps.
Words near long jump in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: long jump (page history and authors); long jump (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); long jump (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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