跳 — meaning in English

English meaning

• hop noun A short jump, especially on one leg or foot.
• jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
• leap verb To jump a long distance, or jump over something suddenly and forcefully.

Senses

跳 is used for these senses in English:

• hop (intransitive) To jump a short distance.
• jump (intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
• leap (intransitive) To jump.

hop — full definition

1. noun A short jump, especially on one leg or foot.
2. noun A short trip, especially by plane.
3. verb To jump a short distance, often on one leg.
4. noun A climbing plant whose flowers are used to flavour beer.

jump — full definition

1. verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
2. verb To increase suddenly and sharply.
3. verb To react with a sudden, involuntary start, usually from fright or surprise.
4. noun An act of jumping, or a sudden increase.

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