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POLE VAULT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

Synonyms:

pole jump; pole jumping; pole vault; pole vaulting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("pole vault" is a kind of...):

field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)

Meronyms (parts of "pole vault"):

run-up (the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb pole vault

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