1. (noun)jump, leap a sudden and decisive increase "a jump in attendance"
2. (noun)leap, jump, saltation an abrupt transition "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
3. (noun)jump (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
4. (noun)startle, jump, start a sudden involuntary movement "he awoke with a start"
5. (noun)jump, parachuting descent with a parachute "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
6. (noun)jump, jumping the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
7. (verb)jump, leap, bound, spring moveforward by leaps and bounds "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
8. (verb)startle, jump, start move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm "She startled when I walked into the room"
9. (verb)jump make a sudden physical attack on "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
10. (verb)jump increase suddenly and significantly "Prices jumped overnight"
11. (verb)leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out be highly noticeable
12. (verb)jump enter eagerly into "He jumped into the game"
13. (verb)rise, jump, climb up rise in rank or status "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
14. (verb)jump, leap, jump off jumpdown from an elevatedpoint "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"
15. (verb)derail, jump run off or leave the rails "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
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