jumping

to spring into the air : leap; especially : to spring free from the ground or other base by the muscular action of feet and legs

to move suddenly or involuntarily : start

to move energetically : hustle

a seed of any of several Mexican shrubs (genera Sebastiania and Sapium) of the spurge family that tumbles about because of the movements of the larva of a small tortricid moth (Cydia saltitans synonym C. deshaisiana) inside it

a conditioning exercise performed from a standing position by jumping to a position with legs spread and arms raised and then to the original position

a toy figure of a man jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings or a sliding stick