jump

1. 1

   To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.intransitive

   • The boy jumped over a fence.
   • Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.
2. 2

   To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.intransitive

   • She is going to jump from the diving board.
3. 3

   To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap.transitive

   • to jump a stream
4. 4

   To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.intransitive

5. 5

   To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus.intransitive

   • That balloon popping made me jump.
   • He jumped when he looked up to see a man standing before him.
6. 6

   To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus.; To drop sharply downward at the sound of a bowstring release or the fire of a gun.intransitivetransitiveusually

   • The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.
   • The buck jumped at the shot of the rifle.
7. 7

   To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up.figurativelyintransitive

   • Share prices jumped by 10% after the company announced record profits.
8. 8

   To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.intransitive

   • The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.
9. 9

   To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.transitive

   • I hate it when people jump the queue.
10. 10

    To pass (a traffic light) when it is indicating that one should stop.transitive

syn. flinch · jump out of one's skin · leap out of one's skin · twitch · start · startle reflex · assail · jump someone's bones · rabbit · take off

1. 1

   The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

   • To advance by jumps.
2. 2

   An effort; an attempt; a venture.

   • Our fortune lies / Upon this jump.
3. 3

   A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

4. 4

   An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

5. 5

   An instance of propelling oneself upwards.

   • The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.
6. 6

   An object which causes one to jump; a ramp.

   • The skier flew off the jump and landed perfectly.
7. 7

   An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.

   • There were a couple of jumps from the bridge.
8. 8

   An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

   • She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.
9. 9

   An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.

10. 10

    A jumping move in a board game.

    • the knight's jump in chess

1. 1

   Exactly; precisely.not-comparableobsolete

   • Thus twice before, and jump at this dead hour, With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch.

1. 1

   Exact; matched; fitting; precise.obsolete

   • jump names
   • Thus twice before, and jump at this dead hour, / With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch

1. 1

   A kind of loose jacket for men.