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Jump Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Jump? [n] the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" [n] descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" [n] a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [n] (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another [n] an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" [n] a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [v] go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions [v] pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion" [v] rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" [v] increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight" [v] bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [v] enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game" [v] make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat" [v] start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery [v] move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" [v] move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [v] cause to jump or leap, as of a trained animal [v] run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" [v] be highly noticeable Synonyms \| Synonyms for Jump: alternate \| bound \| climb up \| derail \| jump out \| jumping \| jumpstart \| leap \| leap \| leap \| leap out \| parachuting \| pass over \| rise \| saltation \| skip \| skip over \| spring \| stand out \| start \| startle \| startle \| stick out Related Terms \| Find terms related to Jump: abandon \| abscond \| absquatulate \| accept \| access \| accession \| accretion \| accrual \| accruement \| accumulation \| addition \| advance \| advantage \| aggrandizement \| airlift \| amble \| ambush \| amplification \| anabasis \| and jump \| appreciation \| ascension \| ascent \| assail \| assault \| attack \| augmentation \| avoid \| bail out \| ballooning \| barge \| barricade \| be startled \| beat a retreat \| blitz \| bloating \| bob \| bobble \| boggle \| bolt \| boom \| boost \| bounce 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jump turn \| jump-hop \| jump-off \| lacuna \| land on \| lavolta \| lay about one \| lay at \| lay hands on \| lay into \| lay on \| leap \| leap over \| leapfrog \| leave \| leave loose ends \| leave out \| leave undone \| leeway \| let alone \| let be \| let dangle \| let go \| levant \| levitation \| light into \| limp \| long jump \| lop \| lumber \| lunge \| lurch \| make a getaway \| make off \| make war on \| malinger \| margin \| mince \| miss \| morris \| mount \| mounting \| move \| mug \| multiplication \| negotiate \| obstacle \| obstruction \| odds \| omit \| overjump \| overleap \| overlook \| overskip \| pace \| paddle \| panic \| parachute \| pass \| pass by \| pass over \| pass up \| peg \| piaffe \| piaffer \| pitch into \| plod \| pole vault \| pounce \| pounce on \| pounce upon \| pound \| prance \| pretermit \| procrastinate \| productiveness \| proliferation \| put up \| quake \| quaver \| quiver \| rack \| rail \| raise \| rebuke \| recoil \| reprimand \| rift \| rise \| rising \| rocketing up \| roll \| room \| run \| run away \| run away from \| run away with \| run for it \| run off \| running broad jump \| running high jump \| running start \| sail into \| saltation \| sashay \| saunter \| saut de basque \| scramble for \| scuff \| scuffle \| scuttle \| seize on \| set on \| set upon \| shake \| shamble \| shirk \| shiver \| shock \| shooting up \| show the heels \| shudder \| shuffle \| shy \| sidle \| single space \| single-foot \| skedaddle \| ski jump \| skip \| skip out \| skip over \| sky-dive \| slack \| slink \| slip the cable \| slip the collar \| slither \| slog \| slouch \| snap at \| snatch \| snatch at \| snowballing \| soaring \| solo \| something extra \| something in reserve \| space \| space between \| spasm \| spout \| spread \| spring \| spring upon \| spurt \| square up \| stagger \| stalk \| stamp \| stampede \| start \| start aside \| start up \| startle \| steeplechase \| step \| stomp \| straddle \| straggle \| stride \| strike \| stroll \| strut \| stump \| surge \| surprise \| swagger \| swelling \| swing \| swoop down on \| swoop down upon \| take flight \| take French leave \| take the offensive \| take to flight \| take wing \| takeoff \| taking off \| test flight \| time interval \| tittup \| toddle \| totter \| tour jete \| traipse \| tread \| tremble \| trifle \| trip \| trudge \| tumescence \| turn tail \| twitch \| twitter \| up \| upclimb \| upcoming \| updive \| updraft \| upgang \| upgo \| upgoing \| upgrade \| upgrowth \| uphill \| upleap \| uplift \| upper hand \| upping \| uprisal \| uprise \| uprising \| uprush \| upshoot \| upslope \| upspring \| upsurge \| upsurgence \| upsweep \| upswing \| uptrend \| upturn \| vantage \| vantage ground \| vantage point \| vault \| vibrate \| waddle \| wade into \| wamble \| waxing \| whip hand \| widening \| wiggle \| wince \| wobble \| zooming See Also \| actuation \| alter \| appear \| assail \| assault \| attack \| bestride \| boggle \| bounce \| bounce \| bound \| burst \| caper \| capriole \| change \| climb \| climb on \| curvet \| descent \| drop \| enter \| flinch \| galumph \| get on \| go \| header \| hop \| hop \| hop on \| hop-skip \| hurdle \| inborn reflex \| increase \| innate reflex \| instinctive reflex \| jump \| jump on \| jump out \| leap \| leap out \| leapfrog \| leaping \| leave out \| locomote \| look \| miss \| Moro reflex \| mount \| mount \| mount up \| move \| neglect \| omit \| overleap \| overleap \| overlook \| participate \| physiological reaction \| pretermit \| pronk \| propulsion \| quantum jump \| quantum leap \| rear back \| rebound \| recoil \| reflex \| resile \| reverberate \| ricochet \| saltate \| saltation \| seem \| set on \| shift \| shy \| ski jump \| skip \| sky-diving \| spring \| stand out \| start \| start up \| startle reaction \| startle reflex \| startle response \| stick out \| switch \| take a hop \| transition \| transition \| travel \| unconditioned reflex \| vary \| vault \| vault \| wax \| wince Jump In Webster's Dictionary \Jump\, n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. {Juppon}.] (a) A kind of loose jacket for men. (b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century. \Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. -- Shak. 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. ``The jumping chariots.'' --Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. -- Dryden. 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. ``It jumps with my humor.'' --Shak. {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance. \Jump\, v. t. 1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. -- Shak. 4. (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset. 5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper. {To jump a claim}, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See {Claim}, n., 3. {To jump one's bail}, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.] \Jump\, n. 1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. ``To advance by jumps.'' --Locke. 2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. -- Shak. 3. The space traversed by a leap. 4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault. 5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. {From the jump}, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] {Jump joint}. (a) A butt joint. (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels. {Jump seat}. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon. \Jump\, a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] ``Jump names.'' --B. Jonson. \Jump\, adv. Exactly; pat.[Obs.] --Shak.

Jump Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Jump?

[n] the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
[n] descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
[n] a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
[n] (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
[n] an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
[n] a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
[v] go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
[v] pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"
[v] rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
[v] increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
[v] bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
[v] enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
[v] make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
[v] start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery
[v] move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
[v] move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
[v] cause to jump or leap, as of a trained animal
[v] run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
[v] be highly noticeable

Jump In Webster's Dictionary

\Jump\, n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf.
{Juppon}.]
(a) A kind of loose jacket for men.
(b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th
    century.


\Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.]
1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of
   the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air;
   to spring; to bound; to leap.

         Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and
         a half by the square.                 -- Shak.

2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. ``The
   jumping chariots.'' --Nahum iii. 2.

         A flock of geese jump down together.  -- Dryden.

3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by
   with. ``It jumps with my humor.'' --Shak.

{To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly
   or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a
   chance.


\Jump\, v. t.
1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a
   stream.

2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the
   ditch.

3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]

         To jump a body with a dangerous physic. -- Shak.

4. (Smithwork)
   (a) To join by a butt weld.
   (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.

5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.

{To jump a claim}, to enter upon and take possession of land
   to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and
   occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See {Claim}, n.,
   3.

{To jump one's bail}, to abscond while at liberty under bail
   bonds. [Slang, U. S.]


\Jump\, n.
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. ``To
   advance by jumps.'' --Locke.

2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]

         Our fortune lies Upon thisjump.       -- Shak.

3. The space traversed by a leap.

4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of
   brickwork or masonry.

{From the jump}, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.]

{Jump joint}.
   (a) A butt joint.
   (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.

{Jump seat}.
   (a) A movable carriage seat.
   (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be
       shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat.
       Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.


\Jump\, a.
Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] ``Jump
names.'' --B. Jonson.


\Jump\, adv.
Exactly; pat.[Obs.] --Shak.

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