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jump
(/dZ//@/mp )

adjective (a)

  • Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a sudden and decisive increase(noun.event)
    Example:
    A jump in attendance.
    Synonym:
    leap
    source: wordnet30
  • an abrupt transition(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    leap, saltation
    source: wordnet30
  • (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • a sudden involuntary movement(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    start, startle
    source: wordnet30
  • descent with a parachute(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    parachuting
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground(noun.act)
    Example:
    He advanced in a series of jumps.
    The jumping was unexpected.
    Synonym:
    jumping
    source: wordnet30
  • A kind of loose jacket for men.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • Exactly; pat.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • move forward by leaps and bounds(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Can you jump over the fence?.
    Synonym:
    bound, leap, spring
    source: wordnet30
  • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • make a sudden physical attack on(verb.competition)
    Example:
    The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat.
    source: wordnet30
  • increase suddenly and significantly(verb.change)
    Example:
    Prices jumped overnight.
    source: wordnet30
  • be highly noticeable(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out
    source: wordnet30
  • enter eagerly into(verb.competition)
    Example:
    He jumped into the game.
    source: wordnet30
  • rise in rank or status(verb.change)
    Example:
    Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list.
    Synonym:
    climb up, rise
    source: wordnet30
  • jump down from an elevated point(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The parachutist didn't want to jump.
    Every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge.
    Synonym:
    jump off, leap
    source: wordnet30
  • run off or leave the rails(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    derail
    source: wordnet30
  • jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    chute, parachute
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to jump or leap(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop.
    source: wordnet30
  • start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    jump-start, jumpstart
    source: wordnet30
  • bypass(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    pass over, skip, skip over
    source: wordnet30
  • pass abruptly from one state or topic to another(verb.change)
    Example:
    Jump to a conclusion.
    Jump from one thing to another.
    source: wordnet30
  • go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    alternate
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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