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List of meaning for jump

to react suddenly often unexpected and quickly

jump, leap(noun)

a sudden and decisive increase

"a jump in attendance"

leap, jump, saltation(noun)

an abrupt transition

"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

jump(noun)

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

startle, jump, start(noun)

a sudden involuntary movement

"he awoke with a start"

jump, parachuting(noun)

descent with a parachute

"he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"

jump, jumping(verb)

the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

"he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

jump, leap, bound, spring(verb)

move forward by leaps and bounds

"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

startle, jump, start(verb)

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

"She startled when I walked into the room"

jump(verb)

make a sudden physical attack on

"The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

jump(verb)

increase suddenly and significantly

"Prices jumped overnight"

leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out(verb)

be highly noticeable

jump(verb)

enter eagerly into

"He jumped into the game"

rise, jump, climb up(verb)

rise in rank or status

"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

jump, leap, jump off(verb)

jump down from an elevated point

"the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

derail, jump(verb)

run off or leave the rails

"the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

chute, parachute, jump(verb)

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

jump, leap(verb)

cause to jump or leap

"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

jumpstart, jump-start, jump(verb)

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

jump, pass over, skip, skip over(verb)

bypass

"He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

leap, jump(verb)

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

"leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

alternate, jump(verb)

go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

an act of leaping into the air

took a small jump forward to avoid stepping in the puddle

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

get a jump on the competition by starting early

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

jumped across the ditch

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump

to proceed or move quickly

when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

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