n. | 1. | |
| 1. | (Arch.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. |
| 2. | An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, used for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar. |
| 3. | The canopy of heaven; the sky. |
| 4. | (Man.) A leap or bound. |
v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, to vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court. |
| 2. | To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence. |
v. i. | 1. | |
| 1. | To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring. |
| 2. | To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble. |
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