JUMPER


Meaning of JUMPER in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

jumper cables

lambswool jumper/sweater/blanket etc

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

high

Smith, the highest jumper in the world last year, was expected to be a certainty for gold at Crystal Palace.

Whether the high jumper can requalify against stiff competition depends in large part upon the other big change: her takeoff.

long

It had been done once by a woman, Willye White, also a long jumper , from 1956-72.

short

On Friday, Wennington scored right away on a short jumper off Magic.

Roy Boone pulled Wisconsin within 49-47 with a short jumper with 37 seconds left.

■ VERB

hit

McCoy returned a few minutes later and quickly hit two mid-range jumpers and blocked two Bryant Boston shots in succession.

wear

For gardening she wore a scarlet jumper .

She wore a wasp-waisted print jumper , black long-sleeve knit shirt and ponytail for the opening scenes.

She will be reduced to wearing baggy jumpers and those shapeless monsters, maternity dresses, for the next nine months.

Thank you for wearing that blue jumper .

He was wearing a green jumper and green trousers.

They have to sit in the one room, wearing extra jumpers , watching television.

She even wears an old angora jumper under her pyjamas.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Crawling out, she shivered in the cool morning air and hurried into her jumper .

He pulled up for the jumper and it rolled nicely in the rim.

Lambswool jumper , £24.99; cotton chambray shirt, £15.99; tie, £7.99; mill washed cords, £29.99.

Sal is every-where, shooting layups, jumpers, three-pointers.

Their heroes are young engineers like Oliver Ward reduced to pasteboard, their villains are claim jumpers and crooked managers.

Therese was huddled in nearly every garment she possessed, slacks, jumpers, her shabby grey coat and the multicoloured shawl.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.