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salto — meaning in English

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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.
  • nosedive noun A steep, headfirst drop, whether physical or figurative, such as a sharp fall in price.
  • vault noun A strong, secure room, especially one used to store money, valuables, or important records.

Senses

salto is used for these senses in English:

  • age gap A difference in ages between two or more people, especially in the context of romantic or sexual relationships.
  • hop A short jump.
  • jump (mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.
  • leap The act of leaping or jumping.
  • nosedive A headfirst fall or 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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