BROAD JUMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does broad jump mean? 

• BROAD JUMP (noun)
  The noun BROAD 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: BROAD JUMP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROAD 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 ("broad jump" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "broad 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 ("broad jump" is a kind of...):

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