"puddle jump" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puddle jumps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} puddle jump (plural puddle jumps)
  1. A short airplane flight (in a puddle jumper).
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-noun-K2v9J3N- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 6 1 1 39 3 3 5
  2. A jump over or into a puddle. Synonyms: puddle-jump
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-noun-s~ThF2oC
  3. A short trip by boat, especially one that remains close to shore.
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-noun-tMHPNMq1
  4. A small difference.
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-noun-bMYrrBtW

Verb

Forms: puddle jumps [present, singular, third-person], puddle jumping [participle, present], puddle jumped [participle, past], puddle jumped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} puddle jump (third-person singular simple present puddle jumps, present participle puddle jumping, simple past and past participle puddle jumped)
  1. To take a short flight (on a puddle jumper).
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-verb-2WAknF9u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 6 1 1 39 3 3 5
  2. To jump over or into puddles.
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-verb-Wqhk4z7U
  3. To take a short trip by boat, especially one that remains lose to shore
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-verb-zC7i50~A
  4. To move a small distance; to go from one small thing to another.
    Sense id: en-puddle_jump-en-verb-yQhRibkR

Inflected forms

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