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  1. 1. n. An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The canopy of heaven; the sky. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A leap or bound. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard, or the like. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. i. To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble. Source: opted
  11. 11. n. a burial chamber (usually underground) Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables Source: wordnet

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