Definitions of JUMP in various dictionaries:
noun -
a sudden and decisive increase
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an abrupt transition
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(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
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a sudden involuntary movement
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descent with a parachute
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the act of jumping
verb -
move forward by leaps and bounds
verb -
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
verb -
make a sudden physical attack on
verb -
increase suddenly and significantly
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be highly noticeable
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enter eagerly into
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rise in rank or status
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jump down from an elevated point
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run off or leave the rails
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jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
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cause to jump or leap
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start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
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bypass
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pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
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go back and forth
To spring off the ground or other base by a muscular effort of the legs and feet.
To move suddenly and in one motion: jumped out of bed.
To move involuntarily, as in surprise: jumped when the phone rang.
To parachute from an aircraft.
To move quickly; hustle: Jump when I give you an order.
To take prompt advantage; respond quickly: jump at a bargain.
To enter eagerly into an activity; plunge: jumped into the race for the nomination.
To begin or start.
To form an opinion or a judgment hastily: jump to conclusions.
To make a sudden verb al attack; lash out: jumped at me for being late; jumped on her subordinates for their carelessness.
To undergo a sudden and pro noun ced increase: Prices jumped in October.
To rise suddenly in position or rank: jumped over two others with more seniority.
To move discontinuously or change after a short period: jumps from one subject to another; jumped from one job to another.
To be displaced by a sudden jerk: The phonograph needle jumped.
To be displaced vertically or laterally because of improper alignment: The film jumped during projection.
Computer Science.
Games.
To move over an opponent’s playing piece in a board game.
To make a jump bid in bridge.
To be lively; bustle: a disco that really jumps.
To leap over or across: jump a fence.
To leap onto: jump a bus.
To spring upon in sudden attack; assault or ambush: Muggers jumped him in the park.
To move or start prematurely before: jumped the starting signal.
To cause to leap: jump a horse over a fence.
To cause to increase suddenly: Unexpected shortages jumped milk prices by several cents a quart.
To pass over; skip: The typewriter jumped a space.
To raise in rank or position; promote.
Games.
To move a piece over (an opponent’s piece) in a board game, often thereby capturing the opponent’s piece.
To raise (a partner’s bid) in bridge by more than is necessary.
To jump-start (a motor vehicle).
To leave (a course), especially through mishap: The train jumped the rails.
Slang.
To leave hastily; skip: jumped town a step ahead of the police.
To leave (an organization, for example) suddenly or in violation of an agreement: jumped the team and signed with a rival club.
To seize or occupy illegally: jump a mining claim.
To forfeit (bail) by failing to appear in court.
The act of jumping; a leap.
The distance covered by a jump: a jump of seven feet.
An obstacle or a span to be jumped.
A descent from an aircraft by parachute.
Any of several track-and-field events in which contestants jump.
An initial competitive advantage; a head start: got the jump on the other daily papers.
A sudden pro noun ced rise, as in price or salary.
An impressive promotion.
A step or level: managed to stay a jump ahead of the others.
A sudden or major transition, as from one career or subject to another.
A short trip.
One in a series of moves and stopovers, as with a circus or road show.
A move in a board game over an opponent’s piece.
A movement from one set of instructions to another.
An involuntary nervous movement; a start.
A jump-start of a motor vehicle.
adj - to spring off the ground [v -ED, -ING, -S] : JUMPABLE