"catch air" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-catch air.ogg [Australia] Forms: catches air [present, singular, third-person], catching air [participle, present], caught air [participle, past], caught air [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> air}} catch air (third-person singular simple present catches air, present participle catching air, simple past and past participle caught air)
  1. (board sports, idiomatic) To make a jump. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Board sports Derived forms: catch big air
    Sense id: en-catch_air-en-verb-tV3c9xOw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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