jump
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jump Definition
(n)
a
sudden
and
decisive
increase
; "
a
jump
in
attendance
"
(n)
an
abrupt
transition
; "
a
successful
leap
from
college
to
the
major
leagues
"
(n) (
film
)
an
abrupt
transition
from
one
scene
to
another
(n)
a
sudden
involuntary
movement
; "
he
awoke
with
a
start
"
(n)
descent
with
a
parachute
; "
he
had
done
a
lot
of
parachuting
in
the
army
"
(n)
the
act
of
jumping
;
propelling
yourself
off
the
ground
; "
he
advanced
in
a
series
of
jumps
"; "
the
jumping
was
unexpected
"
(v)
move
forward
by
leaps
and
bounds
; "
The
horse
bounded
across
the
meadow
"; "
The
child
leapt
across
the
puddle
"; "
Can
you
jump
over
the
fence
?"
(v)
move
or
jump
suddenly
,
as
if
in
surprise
or
alarm
; "
She
startled
when
I
walked
into
the
room
"
(v)
make
a
sudden
physical
attack
on
; "
The
muggers
jumped
the
woman
in
the
fur
coat
"
(v)
increase
suddenly
and
significantly
; "
Prices
jumped
overnight
"
(v)
be
highly
noticeable
(v)
enter
eagerly
into
; "
He
jumped
into
the
game
"
(v)
rise
in
rank
or
status
; "
Her
new
novel
jumped
high
on
the
bestseller
list
"
(v)
run
off
or
leave
the
rails
; "
the
train
derailed
because
a
cow
was
standing
on
the
tracks
"
(v)
jump
from
an
airplane
and
descend
with
a
parachute
(v)
cause
to
jump
or
leap
; "
the
trainer
jumped
the
tiger
through
the
hoop
"
(v)
start
a
car
engine
whose
battery
by
connecting
it
to
another
car
''
s
battery
(v)
bypass
; "
He
skipped
a
row
in
the
text
and
so
the
sentence
was
incomprehensible
"
(v)
pass
abruptly
from
one
state
or
topic
to
another
; "
leap
into
fame
"; "
jump
to
a
conclusion
"
(v)
go
back
and
forth
;
swing
back
and
forth
between
two
states
or
conditions
jump Synonyms
alternate
bound
climb up
derail
jump
jump out
jump-start
jumping
jumpstart
leap
leap out
parachute
parachuting
pass over
rise
saltation
skip
skip over
spring
stand out
start
startle
stick out
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