jumar

English

Etymology 1

From the name of the Swiss firm Jümar Pangit which manufactured it, in turn from the surnames of Adolf Jüsy and Walter Marti.

Alternative forms

• jümar

Noun

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jumar

Wikipedia

jumar (plural jumars)

1. (climbing) A device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed.
   • 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 552:

     Jacob handed her the ATC belay device and jumar.

Verb

jumar (third-person singular simple present jumars, present participle jumaring or (rare) jumarring, simple past and past participle jumared or (rare) jumarred)

1. (intransitive) To climb using this device.

Etymology 2

Noun

jumar (plural jumars)

1. Alternative form of jumart.

Anagrams

• Majur, mujra

Spanish

Verb

jumar

1. only used in se ... jumar, syntactic variant of jumarse