high jump

noun

: a jump for height over a horizontal bar in a track-and-field contest
high-jump transitive verb
high jumper noun

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After 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet earlier this month, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action, according to CBS News. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 June 2025 Mahtomedi junior Andrew Russell won the boys high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 7 inches, one inch better than Monticello’s Martavius Guertin. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025 The decathlon will be contested Wednesday (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400) and Thursday (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500). Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025 Tennis legend Martina Navratilova reacted to two Oregon high school athletes who refused to stand with a transgender athlete following the girls' high jump state championships on Saturday. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for high jump

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high jump was in 1846

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“High jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20jump. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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

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