high jump: Meaning and Definition of

high' jump"

1. a field event in which athletes, using a running start, compete in jumping for height over a crossbar supported by two upright poles.
2. a jump for height made in this event.

high-jump

1. to participate in the high jump; compete as a high jumper.

1. to clear or attempt to clear (a specified height) in a high jump: a goal of high-jumping his own height.