[vawlt] 
,| 1. | to leap or spring, as to or from a position or over something: He vaulted over the tennis net. |
| 2. | to leap with the hands supported by something, as by a horizontal pole. |
| 3. | Gymnastics. to leap over a vaulting or pommel horse, using the hands for pushing off. |
| 4. | to arrive at or achieve something as if by a spring or leap: to vault into prominence. |
| 5. | to leap over: to vault a fence. |
| 6. | to cause to leap over or surpass others: Advertising has vaulted the new perfume into first place. |
| 7. | the act of vaulting. |
| 8. | a leap of a horse; curvet. |
| 9. | Gymnastics. a running jump over a vaulting or pommel horse, usually finishing with an acrobatic dismount. |
| vault 2 (vôlt) v. vault·ed, vault·ing, vaults v. tr. To jump or leap over, especially with the aid of a support such as the hands or a pole. v. intr.
[Obsolete French volter, from Old French, from Old Italian voltare, from Vulgar Latin *volvitāre, frequentative of Latin volvere, to turn, roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.] vault'er n. |
