[sing.] a sporting event in which people try to jump over a high bar that is gradually raised higher and higher:
She won a silver medal in the high jump.
IDIOMS
be for the high jump (BrE, informal) to be going to be severely punished:
If I catch you cheating, you'll be for the high jump.
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