a sudden and decisive increase; a jump in attendance
[ Syn: leap ]
an abrupt transition; a successful leap from college to the major leagues
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
a sudden involuntary movement; he awoke with a start
descent with a parachute; he had done a lot of parachuting in the army
[ Syn: parachuting ]
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; he advanced in a series of jumps; the jumping was unexpected
[ Syn: jumping ]
jump (n.)
move forward by leaps and bounds; The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
cause to jump or leap; the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
[ Syn: leap ]
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another cars battery
[ Syn: jumpstart , jump-start ]
bypass; He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; leap into fame; jump to a conclusion; jump from one thing to another
[ Syn: leap ]
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
[ Syn: alternate ]
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; She startled when I walked into the room
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
enter eagerly into; He jumped into the game'
rise in rank or status; Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
jump down from an elevated point; the parachutist didnt want to jump; every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge; the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
run off or leave the rails; the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
[ Syn: derail ]