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vault [ vawlt ]


verb  (past and past participle vault·ed, present participle vault·ing, 3rd person present singular vaults)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb spring over object: to leap or spring over something, especially by pushing on it with the hands or using a pole

2. intransitive verb move with bound: to move with a leap or bound

3. intransitive verb rise suddenly to prominence: to arrive somewhere or achieve something suddenly
She vaulted to fame with the publication of her first novel.

4. transitive and intransitive verb riding 
Same as  curvet




noun  (plural vaults)
Definition:
 
1. act of vaulting: an act of vaulting

2. riding 
Same as  curvet


[Mid-16th century. Via Old French volter< assumed Vulgar Latin volvitare "roll repeatedly" < Latin volvere "turn, roll"]

vault·er noun
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