high jump

noun

: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest

high-jump

ˈhī-ˌjəmp 

transitive verb

high jumper noun

Examples of high jump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Defending state high jump champion JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame tied nine others for the second-best mark (6-6) heading into the second day. —Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

The standout senior will look to defend his high jump CIF State title this weekend at Buchanan High in Clovis. —Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 28 May 2026

At Saturday’s state qualifying meet, Hernandez won not only high jump and triple jump but long jump as well. —Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026

McCarty earlier won the Division 2 high jump with her clearance of 5 feet, 6 inches. Orange County runners Gweneth Williams of El Toro and Santa Margarita’s Carol Dye battled it out in the girls Division 2 1,600. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high jump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• lump
• plump
• pump
• rump
• slump

Kids Definition

high jump

noun

: a track-and-field event in which competitors try to jump over a high crossbar

high-jump verb

high jumper noun