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jumper

Noun

∙ Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
∙ A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
∙ A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.
∙ A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
∙ 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.
∙ A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills. US
∙ A jumping spider arachnology, informal
∙ The larva of the cheese fly.
∙ One of certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions. historical, 18th century
∙ A spring to impel the star wheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece. horology
∙ A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.

Verb

Noun

∙ A woolen sweater or pullover. chiefly Britain, Australia
∙ A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
∙ 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.
∙ (usually as jumpers) Rompers.

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