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Originally Posted by Landonfan
Did he describe the part where the whale bends its knees and pushes off from the ground? Cause otherwise it's not jumping.
:: Double sigh ::
From various sources:
Jumping or leaping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism propels itself through the air along a ballistic trajectory. Jumping can be distinguished from running, galloping and other gaits in which the entire body is temporarily airborne by the relatively long duration of the aerial phase and high angle of initial launch. (Wikipedia/Wiktionary)
to project one's self through the air. (Biology online dictionary)
to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; (Dictionary.com)
to spring into the air (Merriam-Webster dictionary)
Now, I have seen this
to spring free from the ground or other base by the muscular action of feet and legs (also in the Merriam-Webster dictionary)
But only as an extrapolation, and
never as the single definition.
Merriam-Webster also defines a punk as:
something or someone worthless or unimportant, or an inexperienced youth.
You know, just as an FYI.