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Noun vault has 4 senses

vault, burial vault - a burial chamber (usually underground)
--₁ is a kind of burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
--₁ has particulars: charnel house, charnel; columbarium
vault, bank vault - a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
--₂ is a kind of strongroom
--₂ is a part of bank, bank building
vault - an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
--₃ is a kind of roof
--₃ has parts: lunette, fenestella
--₃ has particulars: barrel vault; groined vault; ribbed vault
vault, hurdle - the act of jumping over an obstacle
--₄ is a kind of jump, jumping

Derived form: verb vault₁

Verb vault has 2 senses

vault, overleap - jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
--₁ is one way to jump, leap, bound, spring

Derived forms: noun vault₄, noun vaulter₁, noun vaulting₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
vault - bound vigorously
--₂ is one way to jump, leap, bound, spring

Derived form: noun vaulter₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s