Meaning & use
high jump
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A track and field event in which competitors jump over a raised horizontal bar without aids.
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She set a new personal record in the high jump at the regional meet.
The high jump requires a combination of speed, timing, and flexibility.
A note on using this word
The event is conventionally written as two words, "high jump," though it is sometimes seen combined informally as one word.
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