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boof

noun·Reference

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A “jump” over hydraulic backwash in a high-gradient mountain river, an action analogous to a skier jumping a cliff.

Other meanings

2. verb

To make this sound.

3. verb

To make a boof jump when whitewater kayaking, rafting, etc.

4. verb

To surface quickly and catch prey by gulping, a behaviour which produces an audible sound.

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