jumper
111jumper cables — noun plural Date: circa 1926 a pair of electrical cables with alligator clips used to make a connection for jump starting a vehicle …
112jumper's knee — noun Date: 1977 a painful condition of the knee caused by inflammation or small tears in the tendon of the patella that occurs especially in sports requiring strenuous jumping …
113jumper net — a small trap net staked close inshore, supported by three stakes and secured at the land and sea ends, and free to rise and collapse with the tide. Fished singly on beaches with steeper gradients than where fly nets, q.v., are used …
114jumper ant. — See bulldog ant. [1905 10] * * * …
115jumper's knee — (patellar tendinitis) a form of tendinitis that occurs in athletes and dancers. Repeated sudden contracture of the quadriceps muscle at take off causes inflammation of the attachment of the patellar tendon to the lower end of the patella.… …
116jumper cable — noun North American term for jump lead …
117jumper cables — noun (plural) AmE jump leads …
118jumper's knee — patellar tendinitis a form of tendinitis that is common in athletes and dancers. Repeated sudden contracture of the quadriceps muscle at take off causes inflammation of the attachment of the patellar tendon to the lower end of the patella.… …
119jumper cables — UK / US noun [plural] American jump leads …
120jumper ant — /ˈdʒʌmpər ænt/ (say jumpuhr ant) noun a reddish black ant of the genus Promyrmecia, native to Australia, which grasps its victim with its jaws and gives a painful sting from its tail; found mainly in southern Australia. {from its ability to jump… …
