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Jump Definition And Meaning |
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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 | bound | bowl along | breach | break | break away | break jail | break loose | broad jump | broadening | buck | buckjump | buildup | bulge | bump | bundle | bushwhack | bypass | caesura | caper | capriole | catch | catch at | cavort | chatter | clamber | clear | clear out | clearance | climb | climbing | clop | clump | coign of vantage | come at | come down on | crack down on | crescendo | curvet | cut | cut and run | cut loose | decamp | demivolt | depart | descend on | descend upon | desert | desire | development | didder | discontinuity | disregard | distance between | double space | drag | draw first blood | drop | edema | edge | elevation | elope | em space | en space | enlargement | escalade | escalate | escalation | escape | escape prison | evade | expansion | extension | fall on | fall upon | falter | fasten upon | fence | fight shy | flee | flight | flinch | flood | flounce | fly | fly the coop | flying jump | flying start | foot | footfall | footslog | footstep | fountain | freeboard | fugitate | gain | galliard | gambol | gang up on | gap | gelandesprung | get away | get clear of | get free | get out | get out of | gloss over | go at | go AWOL | go for | goldbrick | goof off | grab | grab at | grand jete | greatening | growth | gush | gyring up | hair space | half space | halt | handspring | harry | have an ague | have at | head start | hiatus | high jump | Highland fling | hike | hippety-hop | hit | hit like lightning | hitch | hobble | hole | hoofbeat | hop | hurdle | hustle | ignore | increase | increment | inflation | inside track | interim | intermediate space | interruption | interspace | interstice | interval | jack up | jactitate | jar | jerk | jet | jete | jib | jig | jog | joggle | jolt | jostle | jounce | jump a mile | jump at | jump bail | jump on | jump over | jump shot | 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. |
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