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# bungee

«bungee» in Mova's school dictionary: **A long, stretchy rope or cord; bungee jumping is jumping…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a bungee, bungees); verb (bungee, bungees, bungeed, bungeeing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A long, stretchy rope or cord; bungee jumping is jumping from a high place with such a cord tied to your ankles so you bounce up and down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/#m1)

2) A bungee cord (elastic strap with hooks) used to hold things on a bike rack or roof rack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In adventure stories and holidays, New Zealand is famous for bungee jumping from bridges. In science, it shows stored elastic energy: the cord stretches and pulls you back. In everyday life, a bungee strap holds luggage on.

### examples

- My uncle went bungee jumping in New Zealand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/#x1)
- The bungee cord stretched and pulled her back up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/#x2)
- Use a bungee to hold the bag on the bike rack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/#x3)
- Bungee jumpers must be weighed first for safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/#x4)
- I'd be too scared to bungee off a bridge! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/#x5)

### note

Also spelt «bungy». Safety: bungee straps can snap back and hurt eyes; bungee jumping is only done with trained staff and age limits.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bungee» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bungee/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.