Definition of "trampoline"

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.  examples

(uncountable) A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.  examples

(programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.  examples

(programming) Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.  examples

(intransitive) To jump as if on a trampoline.  quotations  examples

(transitive, programming) To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions.  examples