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jumping jack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
jump-ing -jack
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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.

noun

A toy figure of a person with jointed limbs that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

jumping jacks (plural) jumping-jack (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tamper tamping machine

Synonyms

side-straddle hop star jump quockerwodger

Questions

What does jumping jack mean?
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.

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