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vault

verb
 
 
/vɒlt/ US  /vɑːlt/

Definition

[I usually + adv/prep, T] to jump over something by first putting your hands on it or by using a pole: He vaulted over the gate. She vaulted the wall and kept running.specialized He has vaulted 6.02 m in indoor competitions this year. → See also pole vaultJumpingBouncingGymnastics [T] formal to move someone or something suddenly to a much more important position: Last week's changes vaulted the general to the top, over the heads of several of his seniors.Promoting, demoting and transferring staff
(Definition of vault verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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