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Vault(medicine)
vault(1)(dictionary)
vault(2)(dictionary)
vault(encyclopedia)
vault(4)(dictionary)
vault 2, verb(dictionary)
vault 1, noun(dictionary)
pole vault(dictionary)
pole vault(encyclopedia)

vault(4) (iou)



vault verb2. M16.
[Old French volter, voulter turn (a horse), gambol, leap from Proto-Romance frequentative of Latin volvere to roll: assim. to VAULT verb1.]
verb trans.
a. Mount (a horse) by leaping. rare. M16.
b. Get over (an obstacle) by a vault. L19.
Auckland Star The teenage attacker..vaulted the counter and ran off up the street.
verb intrans. Spring, leap; spec. leap with the hand or hands resting on the obstacle to be surmounted, or with the aid of a pole. Cf. VOLT verb1 3. M16.
C. Isherwood Bounding to meet me, he vaulted over the low railing.
verb trans. & intrans. Leap on (a female) in copulation. L16-E18.
verb intrans. & trans. fig. Rise or cause to rise in a short time to a much higher rank or position, a greater amount, etc. Foll. by to, into. E19.
National Observer (US) Nadia Comaneci's electrifying gymnastics performances vaulted her from obscurity to world-wide renown. Waterloo (Ontario) Chronicle The contract..will..see the average wage of a carrier vault to $13.40 per hour.
vaulter noun M16.