trampoline

Etymology

From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936.

noun

1. A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
2. (uncountable) A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
3. (programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
4. (programming) Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.

verb

1. (intransitive) To jump as if on a trampoline.
   My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun […] 2007, Zoe Sharp, First Drop, page 276
2. (transitive, programming) To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions.
   trampolined code