Jump

verb
dʒəmp

Noun

  • the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

    he advanced in a series of jumps

    the jumping was unexpected

    Similar:Jumping
    Type of:PropulsionActuation
  • a sudden and decisive increase

    a jump in attendance

    Similar:Leap
    Type of:Increase
  • descent with a parachute

    Similar:Parachuting
    Type of:Descent
  • a sudden involuntary movement

    Similar:StartStartle
    Type of:Reflex
  • an abrupt transition

    Similar:LeapSaltation
    Type of:Transition
  • (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

    Type of:Transition

Verb

  • pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

    jump to a conclusion

    jump from one thing to another

    Similar:Leap
    Type of:ShiftChangeSwitch
  • move forward by leaps and bounds

    Can you jump over the fence?

    Type of:Move
  • jump down from an elevated point

    the parachutist didn't want to jump

    every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge

    Similar:Leap
    Type of:Move
  • rise in rank or status

    Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

    Similar:Rise
    Type of:Change
  • cause to jump or leap

    the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop

    Similar:Leap
  • enter eagerly into

    He jumped into the game

    Type of:EnterParticipate
  • increase suddenly and significantly

    Prices jumped overnight

    Type of:WaxClimbMount
  • make a sudden physical attack on

    The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat

    Type of:AssaultAssailAttack
  • bypass

    Similar:Skip
    Type of:MissPretermitDrop
  • run off or leave the rails

    Similar:Derail
    Type of:GoLocomoteMove
  • go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

    Similar:Alternate
    Type of:VaryAlterChange
  • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

    Similar:StartStartle
    Type of:Move
  • start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

    Similar:Jump-startJumpstart
    Type of:Start
  • jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

    Type of:DivePlungePlunk
  • be highly noticeable

    Type of:LookSeemAppear

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