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| vault [ vawlt ] |
verb (past and past participle vault·ed, present participle vault·ing, 3rd person present singular vaults) |
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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
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2. intransitive verb move with bound: to move with a leap or bound
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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.
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4. transitive and intransitive verb riding
Same as curvet
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noun (plural vaults) |
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1. act of vaulting: an act of vaulting
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2. riding
Same as curvet
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Old French volter< assumed Vulgar Latin volvitare "roll repeatedly" < Latin volvere "turn, roll"] |
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| vault·er noun |
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