Jump

Jumping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism or non-living (e.g., robotic) mechanical system propels itself through the air along a ballistic trajectory.

Jump or Jumping also may refer to:

Places

Science and engineering

Computing

Media

Film

Television

Music

Albums

Songs

Sports

  • BASE jumping, parachuting or wingsuit flying from a fixed structure or cliff
  • Figure skating jumps, an element of competitive figure skating disciplines
  • Jumping (horse), a major element of many equestrian sports
    • Show jumping, or stadium jumping, the competitive equestrian event
  • High jump, a track and field event over a horizontal bar
  • Jump rope, where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads
  • Long jump, a track and field event
  • Triple jump, a track and field event
  • Vertical jump, a power and endurance exercise, commonly used to measure the power output of athletes

Science fiction

  • Jump drive, a speculative invention in science fiction, a method of traveling through hyperspace
  • J.U.M.P., a fictional weapon in the G.I. Joe universe

Other uses

See also

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