jump

Noun

• the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
  • he advanced in a series of jumps
    
  • the jumping was unexpected
    

• descent with a parachute
  • he had done a lot of parachuting in the army
    

• a sudden involuntary movement
  • he awoke with a start
    

• (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

• an abrupt transition
  • a successful leap from college to the major leagues
    

• a sudden and decisive increase
  • a jump in attendance
    

Verb

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

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
  • leap into fame
    
  • jump to a conclusion
    
  • jump from one thing to another
    

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

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

• cause to jump or leap
  • the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
    

• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

• run off or leave the rails
  • the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
    

• 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
    

• rise in rank or status
  • Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
    

• enter eagerly into
  • He jumped into the game
    

• be highly noticeable

• increase suddenly and significantly
  • Prices jumped overnight
    

• make a sudden physical attack on
  • The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat
    

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  • She startled when I walked into the room
    

• move forward by leaps and bounds
  • The horse bounded across the meadow
    
  • The child leapt across the puddle
    
  • Can you jump over the fence?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  jumping , parachuting , startle , start , leap , saltation , alternate , pass over , skip , skip over , jumpstart , jump-start , chute , parachute , derail , jump off , rise , climb up , leap out , jump out , stand out , stick out , bound , spring