leap, spring; get up quickly; move suddenly, jerk; act quickly; rush; move ahead rapidly (as in rank or position); suddenly increase; leap onto or into; omit, disregard; attack; leave suddenly; illegally take over another's property
act of jumping, leap, spring; rapid or sudden increase; sudden upward movement; jerk; hurdle, something that must be leaped over; move; short quick trip; leap made from an airplane with a parachute
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Jump Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Jump Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.
Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.
(adv.)
Exactly; pat.
Exactly; pat.
(n.)
A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
(n.)
A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
(n.)
A kind of loose jacket for men.
A kind of loose jacket for men.
(n.)
An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
(n.)
An effort; an attempt; a venture.
An effort; an attempt; a venture.
(n.)
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
(n.)
The space traversed by a leap.
The space traversed by a leap.
(v. i.)
To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.
To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.
(v. i.)
To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
(v. i.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
To bore with a jumper.
To bore with a jumper.
(v. t.)
To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
(v. t.)
To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
(v. t.)
To join by a butt weld.
To join by a butt weld.
(v. t.)
To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
(v. t.)
To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
jump
\jump\, a. nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [obs.] "jump names." jonson.
jump
\jump\, adv. exactly; pat.[obs.]
jump
\jump\ (?), v. t.
1. to pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
2. to cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
3. to expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [obs.] to jump a body with a dangerous physic. -- shak.
4. (smithwork) (a) to join by a butt weld. (b) to thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
5. (quarrying) to bore with a jumper.
similar words(20)
jump off into never-never land
long jump
broad jump
johnny-jump-up
to jump at
water jump
to jump one`s bail
jump for joy
triple jump
to jump a claim
jump seat
jump spark
from the jump
quantum jump
hop-step-and-jump
and jump
jump joint
jump on
jump shot
jump out
surprise and overpower, attack without warning The gang attacked him in the alley. They jumped him.
surprise and overpower, attack without warning; have sex with, bang, screw
The gang attacked him in the alley. They jumped him.
"Did you jump her, Ted?" "Is that all you think of - sex?"
The gang attacked him in the alley. They jumped him.
"Did you jump her, Ted?" "Is that all you think of - sex?"
1. board (a train, bus, ferry, etc.), without paying fare; 2. have sexual intercourse with (someone); 3. attack suddenly without warning; 4. (horseracing) (of a horse) begin to race: “the bookie got caught with a large bet just before they jumped”; 5. act of coitus; 6. (horseracing) beginning of the race
1. about to face an unpleasant experience, especially a punishment or reprimand; 2. (prison) up for trial
expression of dismissal; piss off!
expression of dismissal; piss off!
expression of dismissal; piss off!
impolite dismissal indicating the speaker's wish to end the conversation
1. (criminal / prison) higher court than a magistrate's court; 2. execution by hanging
be excited
scold; rebuke; reprimand
have sexual intercourse with someone
(criminal) give evidence in favour of a person being charged
start prematurely; obtain an unfair advantage
(obsolescent) board a train illegally
be active
living above his station in life (relative to either profession or family heritage); conceited; self-inflated
death; death by hanging
(prison) magistrate's court
Noun
1. a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
(synonym) leap
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) quantum leap, quantum jump
2. an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
(synonym) leap, saltation
(hypernym) transition
(hyponym) quantum jump
(derivation) rise, climb up
3. (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
(hypernym) transition
(derivation) leap
4. a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
(synonym) startle, start
(hypernym) reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
(hyponym) startle response, startle reaction
(derivation) startle, start
5. descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
(synonym) parachuting
(hypernym) descent
(hyponym) skydiving
(derivation) parachute
6. the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
(synonym) jumping
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) header
(derivation) leap, bound, spring
Verb
1. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
(synonym) leap, bound, spring
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) pronk
(see-also) hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
(derivation) jumping
2. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
(synonym) startle, start
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) shy
(derivation) startle, start
3. make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
(hypernym) assail, assault, set on, attack
4. increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
(hypernym) wax, mount, climb, rise
(derivation) leap
5. be highly noticeable
(synonym) leap out, jump out, stand out, stick out
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
6. enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
(hypernym) enter, participate
7. rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
(synonym) rise, climb up
(hypernym) change
(derivation) leap, saltation
8. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
(synonym) derail
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
9. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
(synonym) parachute
(hypernym) dive, plunge, plunk
(hyponym) sky dive, skydive
(entail) glide
(derivation) parachuting
10. cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
(synonym) leap
(cause) leap, bound, spring
11. start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery
(synonym) jumpstart, jump-start
(hypernym) start, start up
12. bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
(synonym) pass over, skip, skip over
(hypernym) neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
13. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"
(synonym) leap
(hypernym) switch, shift, change
14. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
(synonym) alternate
(hypernym) change, alter, vary
Jump Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Jump Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Jump Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Jump Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Jump may refer to:
- Jumping, to propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne
- To get attacked by a group of people e.g. assault
- Jump start (vehicle), a colloquial term for a method of starting an automobile with a dead battery
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Jump Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Jump Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The right index and middle fingers stand on the left palm, and are then moved up quickly as though they had jumped.
