Jump - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dʒʌmp|  American pronunciation of the word jump
Brit.  |dʒʌmp|  British pronunciation of the word jump

noun

- a sudden and decisive increase (syn: leap)
a jump in attendance
- an abrupt transition (syn: leap, saltation)
- (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
- a sudden involuntary movement (syn: start, startle)
- descent with a parachute
- the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground (syn: jumping)
he advanced in a series of jumps
the jumping was unexpected

verb

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

Extra examples

The circus lion jumped through the hoop.

The fans were jumping up and down with excitement.

Everyone was jumping for joy when we found out that we had won an award.

The cat jumped down off the table.

The runner jumped a hurdle.

The car jumped the curb.

Everyone jumped into the pool.

He jumped into his truck and drove away.

She jumped when she heard a loud knock late at night.

She jumped to an early lead in the race.

The horse took the first jump easily but balked at the second.

...took a small jump forward to avoid stepping in the puddle...

He jumped off the roof.

The child jumped into bed.

The dog jumped onto the sofa.

Phrasal verbs

jump off  — set off quickly, usually with success
jump on  — get up on the back of
jump out  — be highly noticeable

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: jump
he/she/it: jumps
present participle: jumping
past tense: jumped
past participle: jumped
noun
singular: jump
plural: jumps
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