Phrase guide

high jump

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jumping

Narrower terms: Fosbury flop

3

noun

Meaning 3

a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field event

History

Etymology

From high + jump.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 跳高 (tiàogāo) — athletics event
  • Czech: skok vysoký — athletics event
  • Czech: skok do výšky — athletics event
  • Danish: højdespring — athletics event
  • Dutch: hoogspringen — athletics event
  • Esperanto: altosaltado — athletics event
  • Estonian: kõrgushüpe — athletics event
  • Finnish: korkeushyppy — athletics event
  • French: saut en hauteur — athletics event
  • German: Hochsprung — athletics event
  • Greek: άλμα εις ύψος (álma eis ýpsos) — athletics event
  • Gujarati: ઊંચીકૂદ (ū̃cīkūd) — athletics event
  • Hebrew: קפיצה לגובה (kfitsá lagóva) — athletics event
  • Hungarian: magasugrás — athletics event
  • Icelandic: hástökk — athletics event
  • Indonesian: lompat tinggi — athletics event
  • Italian: salto in alto — athletics event
  • Japanese: 走高跳 (hashiritakatobi) — athletics event
  • Japanese: 走り高跳び (hashiritakatobi) — athletics event
  • Japanese: ハイジャン (haijan) — athletics event
  • Khmer: ការលោតខ្ពស់ (kaa loot khpŭəh) — athletics event
  • Korean: 높이뛰기 (nopittwigi) — athletics event
  • Malay: lompat tinggi — athletics event
  • Māori: tūpeke — athletics event
  • Mongolian: өндөрийн харайлт (öndöriin xarajlt) — athletics event
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høydehopp — athletics event
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høgdehopp — athletics event
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høgdehopp — athletics event
  • Polish: skok wzwyż — athletics event
  • Portuguese: salto em altura — athletics event
  • Romanian: săritură în înălțime — athletics event
  • Russian: прыжо́к в высоту́ (pryžók v vysotú) — athletics event
  • Spanish: salto de altura — athletics event
  • Swedish: höjdhopp — athletics event
  • Tagalog: mataas na paglundag — athletics event
  • Turkish: yüksek atlama — athletics event
  • Vietnamese: nhảy cao — athletics event