"puddle-jump" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puddle-jumps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} puddle-jump (plural puddle-jumps)
  1. (usually attributive) Alternative form of puddle jump
    A short airplane flight
    Tags: attributive, usually
    Sense id: en-puddle-jump-en-noun-Xiri2uQq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
  2. (usually attributive) Alternative form of puddle jump
    A short trip by boat.
    Tags: attributive, usually
    Sense id: en-puddle-jump-en-noun-JqXXkNOZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
  3. (usually attributive) Alternative form of puddle jump
    A small difference.
    Tags: attributive, usually
    Sense id: en-puddle-jump-en-noun-u3d66svY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

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. Alternative form of puddle jump
    To take a short flight.
    Sense id: en-puddle-jump-en-verb-JPVLGykV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
  2. Alternative form of puddle jump
    To jump over or into puddles.
    Sense id: en-puddle-jump-en-verb-9PjuSlZ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
  3. Alternative form of puddle jump
    To take a short trip by boat
    Sense id: en-puddle-jump-en-verb-GfKmCONT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
  4. Alternative form of puddle jump
    To move a small distance; to go from one small thing to another.
    Sense id: en-puddle-jump-en-verb-xpIMrQC3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Inflected forms

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