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leapfrog collapse: a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over; advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"; progress by large jumps instead of small increments; jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"

sky dive collapse: jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

capriole collapse: (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump; perform a capriole, in ballet; perform a capriole, of horses in dressage

parachute collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

swoop collapse: a swift descent through the air; a very rapid raid; (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"; seize or catch with a swooping motion; move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

hurdle collapse: a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races; an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"; jump a hurdle

plop collapse: the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash; with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"; drop with the sound of something falling into water; drop something with a plopping sound

descend collapse: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

plunk collapse: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly; a hollow twanging sound

negotiate collapse: succeed in passing through, around, or over; "The hiker negociated the high mountain pass"

swan dive collapse: a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water

gainer collapse: a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board; a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"; a person who gains weight

belly flop collapse: a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water

pounce collapse: the act of pouncing; move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

stoop collapse: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward; small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house; carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"; sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"; descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"

header collapse: a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"; (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head; a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon; a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters; brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall; horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

bushwhack collapse: cut one's way through the woods or bush; live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla

pole vault collapse: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

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