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Meaning of jumping jack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
  2. A machine, roughly the size of a three-year-old child, the foot of which vibrates forcefully, causing it to "jump" rapidly, pounding the ground to compact it.
  3. A toy figure of a person with jointed limbs that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string.

Equivalents

Cymraeg jac sbonc
Español saltos
Suomi haarahyppy
Français jumping jack
Nederlands trekpop
Polski pajacyk
Português polichinelo
Русский звёздочка
Svenska sprattelgubbe

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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