frog jump
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editfrogjump (pluralfrog jumps)
- Ajump made by afrog.
- 2009, Edward S. Barnard,Frogs, page22:
- The longest recordedfrog jump in the United States was made in 1986 by a frog named Rosie the Ribiter.
- Ajump that starts from asquatting position withpalms on theground in front of the body (or, in some cases, from astanding position, with legsspread wide and palms on a raised platform in front), where much themomentum comes frompushing off with thehands.
- 1964 May, Tom MacPherson, “The Jumpers of Calaveras”, inBoys' Life, volume54, number 5, page71:
- Saturday's events are the junior and seniorfrog-jump preliminaries in the morning, and in the afternoon the qualifying trials for the InternationalFrog Jump.
- 2017, Col N Hemachandra Singh,Admission No 857:
- He ordered them to start thefrog jump.
- 2018, Phillip Ward, Harry Lehwald,Effective Physical Education Content and Instruction, page92:
- Thefrog jump is an important action for vaulting and for weight bearing.
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editfrogjump (third-person singular simple presentfrog jumps,present participlefrog jumping,simple past and past participlefrog jumped)
- To do a frog jump.
- 1975, Jack J. Capon, Frank Alexander,Perceptual-motor Lesson Plans, Level 1:
- Keepfrog jumping down the mats andfrog jump over the two cross bars on the mats.
- 2008, Joanne Elphinston,Stability, Sport, and Performance Movement, page290:
- […] so kids startedfrog jumping towards the fall in area..
- 2017, Col N Hemachandra Singh,Admission No 857:
- He ordered them to start thefrog jump.
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