LONG JUMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does long jump mean? 

• LONG JUMP (noun)
  The noun LONG JUMP has 2 senses:

1. a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start

2. the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start

  Familiarity information: LONG JUMP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LONG JUMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

broad jump; long jump

Hypernyms ("long jump" is a kind of...):

field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)

Meronyms (parts of "long jump"):

run-up (the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of jumping as far as possible from a running start

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

broad jump; long jump

Hypernyms ("long jump" is a kind of...):

jumping (the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump)

 Context examples 

The lower of the three is Gilchrist, a fine scholar and athlete, plays in the Rugby team and the cricket team for the college, and got his Blue for the hurdles and the long jump.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)