ALL meanings of jumping jack
jumping jack
J j - noun jumping jack a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it. 1
- noun jumping jack Also called side-straddle hop [sahyd-strad-l] /ˈsaɪdˈstræd l/ (Show IPA). a conditioning exercise performed by starting from a standing position with legs together and arms resting at the sides and then jumping to a position with the legs spread apart and out to the sides while simultaneously extending the arms out from the sides to an overhead position with the hands touching and finishing by reversing these movements to return to the starting position. 1
- noun jumping jack 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. 0
- noun jumping jack (archaic) A toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings. 0
- noun jumping jack a firework having a long narrow tube filled with gunpowder, folded like an accordion so that when lit it burns with small explosions causing it to jump along the ground 0
- noun jumping jack a toy figure of a man with jointed limbs that can be moved by pulling attached strings 0
- noun jumping jack a child's toy consisting of a little jointed figure made to jump or dance by pulling a string or pushing an attached stick 0
- noun jumping jack a form of exercise in which one jumps from a standing position, with the feet together and the arms at the sides, to a position in which the feet are apart and the hands touch overhead, and then jumps back again 0