What does "trampoline" mean?
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
Trampoline
/ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
- Grammar: trampoline is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: baleen, barbell, battledore, bounce.
- Useful contrasts: dead end, descend, hindrance.
- Usage evidence: Why did my sixty-year-old landlord buy a trampoline?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors. countable, uncountable
"No man was ever known to poſſeſs ſuch wonderful activity as Mr. Ireland, the flying Phœnomenon, at the Royal Circus; he poſitively leaps over a large tilted waggon and four horſes, and performs a number of other feats equally aſtoniſhing; he is a young man of about 23 years of age, 6 feet and an inch high, and does not make uſe of a ſpring board or trampoline."
- 2 gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling wordnet
- 3 A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline. uncountable
- 4 Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages. countable, uncountable
- 5 Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To jump (as if) on a trampoline. intransitive
"My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun […]"
- 2 To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions. transitive
"trampolined code"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Why did my sixty-year-old landlord buy a trampoline?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "trampoline"?
Common synonyms include: baleen, barbell, battledore, bounce, chewing gum, dumbbell.
How do you use "trampoline" in a sentence?
Why did my sixty-year-old landlord buy a trampoline?
How do you pronounce "trampoline"?
Pronounced /ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/.
Etymology
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.