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high jump

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high jump noun
high jump
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIGH JUMP

be (in) for the high jump

British, informal
: to be certain to be punished

the high jump

: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump over a bar that is high above the ground

— high jumper

noun, plural high jumpers [count]