jumper
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌmpər/
- Jargon
:
tiro en suspensión
- In the final seconds of the game, he made a crucial jumper to win it for his team.
- shoot a jumper
- hit a jumper
- miss a jumper
Examples
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Sleepy takes the rock and sets himself to launch a long jumper.
Fiction book (1992) -
She expertly executed a jumper from the three-point line, adding crucial points to the scoreboard.
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I pulled up for a fade-away jumper from ten feet.
Fiction book (1999) -
...then hit the fadeaway jumper?
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It's pretty clear how much time Kevin spent working on his jumper this offseason.
Blog text (2) -
Without Curry's jumper to stop that 13-2 run, this game can get too close for comfort.
Blog text (10) -
I was at that Celtics game where you did the turnaround jumper at the buzzer.
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But Emerson answered with a short jumper by Hurley, followed by a three-point play by Thorpe.
Blog text (9) -
Randolph hit a 6-foot turnaround jumper, then tied it up at 59 with a layup.
Blog text (11) -
With defenders closing in, he launched a jumper over them and sank it effortlessly.
Synonyms
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1.6
An attempt to score in a sport, for example throwing a heavy ball in shot put
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2.7
A basketball shot made while you jump and let go of the ball at the top
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2.0
An attempt to score by throwing the ball into the hoop
Compounds
- US
6
3.2
A short cable with clamps used to connect a dead car battery to another car's battery to start the engine
- Archaic
1
9.9
A person who moves onto someone else's land, often a mining claim, without permission
- UK
Short wire with clips at each end that makes a temporary electrical connection between two points
- Specialized
A short wire on a sailboat that keeps the mast top straight and sends pull from back to front
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jumper for a basketball shot comes from jump + -er and simply describes a shot made while the player is jumping, released at the top of the jump.