high jump

noun

An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.

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Meanings

nounhigh jump (uncountable)

alternative high-jump

  1. uncountableAn athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.

Origin

From high + jump.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 跳高
  • 跳高 (tiàogāo)athletics event
Czech skok vysoký, skok do výšky
  • skok vysokýathletics event
  • skok do výškyathletics event
Danish højdespring
  • højdespringathletics event
Dutch hoogspringen
  • hoogspringenathletics event
Esperanto altosaltado
  • altosaltadoathletics event
Estonian kõrgushüpe
  • kõrgushüpeathletics event
Finnish korkeushyppy
  • korkeushyppyathletics event
French saut en hauteur
  • saut en hauteurathletics event
German Hochsprung
  • Hochsprungathletics event
Greek άλμα εις ύψος
  • άλμα εις ύψος (álma eis ýpsos)athletics event
Hebrew קפיצה לגובה
  • קפיצה לגובה (kfitsá lagóva)athletics event
Hungarian magasugrás
  • magasugrásathletics event
Icelandic hástökk
  • hástökkathletics event
Indonesian lompat tinggi
  • lompat tinggiathletics event
Italian salto in alto
  • salto in altoathletics event
Japanese 走高跳, 走り高跳び
  • 走高跳athletics event
  • 走り高跳び (hashiritakatobi)athletics event
  • ハイジャン (haijan)athletics event
Korean 높이뛰기, 주고도
  • 높이뛰기 (nopittwigi)athletics event
  • 주고도 (jugodo)athletics event
Malay lompat tinggi
  • lompat tinggiathletics event
Māori tūpeke
  • tūpekeathletics event
Norwegian Bokmål høydehopp, høgdehopp
  • høydehoppathletics event
  • høgdehoppathletics event
Polish skok wzwyż
  • skok wzwyżathletics event
Portuguese salto em altura
  • salto em alturaathletics event
Romanian săritură în înălțime
  • săritură în înălțimeathletics event
Russian прыжо́к в высоту́
  • прыжо́к в высоту́ (pryžók v vysotú)athletics event
Spanish salto de altura
  • salto de alturaathletics event
Swedish höjdhopp
  • höjdhoppathletics event
Tagalog mataas na paglundag
  • mataas na paglundagathletics event
Turkish yüksek atlama
  • yüksek atlamaathletics event
Vietnamese nhảy cao
  • nhảy caoathletics event
Cite this entry
APA

high jump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20jump

MLA

“high jump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20jump. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high jump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20jump.

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