jumping jack
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jumping jack
noun jumping jacks · jumping-jack
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A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
Similar: side-straddle hop, star jump
- A machine, roughly the size of a three-year-old child, the foot of which vibrates forcefully, causing it to "jump" rapidly, pounding the ground to compact it.
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A toy figure of a person with jointed limbs that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string.
Similar: quockerwodger
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noun exercise
| Español | saltos |
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| 中文 | 開合跳 /开合跳 kāihétiào, 跳躍運動 /跳跃运动 tiàoyuè yùndòng |
| Português | polichinelo |
| Deutsch | Hampelmann |
| Русский | звёздочка zvjózdočka |
noun toy
| Deutsch | Hampelmann, Kistenteufel, Schachtelteufel, Springteufel |
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title = {jumping jack},
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