Definitions for jump
dʒʌmpjump

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. jump, leap(noun)

   a sudden and decisive increase

   "a jump in attendance"

2. leap, jump, saltation(noun)

   an abrupt transition

   "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

3. jump(noun)

   (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

4. startle, jump, start(noun)

   a sudden involuntary movement

   "he awoke with a start"

5. jump, parachuting(noun)

   descent with a parachute

   "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"

6. jump, jumping(verb)

   the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

   "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

7. jump, leap, bound, spring(verb)

   move forward by leaps and bounds

   "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

8. startle, jump, start(verb)

   move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

   "She startled when I walked into the room"

9. jump(verb)

   make a sudden physical attack on

   "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

10. jump(verb)

    increase suddenly and significantly

    "Prices jumped overnight"

11. leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out(verb)

    be highly noticeable

12. jump(verb)

    enter eagerly into

    "He jumped into the game"

13. rise, jump, climb up(verb)

    rise in rank or status

    "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

14. jump, leap, jump off(verb)

    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"

15. derail, jump(verb)

    run off or leave the rails

    "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

16. chute, parachute, jump(verb)

    jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

17. jump, leap(verb)

    cause to jump or leap

    "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

18. jumpstart, jump-start, jump(verb)

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

19. jump, pass over, skip, skip over(verb)

    bypass

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

20. leap, jump(verb)

    pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

    "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

21. alternate, jump(verb)

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

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Jump(n.)

   A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.

2. jump(n.)

   same as jump-start, n..

3. jump(v. t.)

   Same as jump-start, v. t..

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. jump(Noun)

   An instance of propelling oneself upwards.

   The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

2. jump(Noun)

   An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.

   There were a couple of jumps from th bridge.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

3. jump(Noun)

   An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

   She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

4. jump(Noun)

   An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

5. jump(Noun)

   A jumping move in a board game.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

6. jump(Noun)

   A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed it causes a video game character to jump (propel itself upwards).

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

7. jump(Noun)

   An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.

   Heartless managed the scale the first jump but fell over the second.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

8. jump(Noun)

   An early start or an advantage.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

9. jump(Noun)

   A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

   Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

10. jump(Verb)

    To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

11. jump(Verb)

    To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.

    She is going to jump from the diving board.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

12. jump(Verb)

    To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

13. jump(Verb)

    To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.

    The sudden sharp sound made me jump.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

14. jump(Verb)

    To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.

    The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

15. jump(Verb)

    To move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward.

    I hate it when people jump the queue.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

16. jump(Verb)

    To attack suddenly and violently.

    The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

17. jump(Verb)

    To engage in sexual intercourse.

    The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

18. jump(Verb)

    To force to jump.

    The rider jumped the horse over the fence.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

19. jump(Noun)

    A faster-than-light travel, not observable from the ordinary space.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

20. jump(Verb)

    To move the distance between two opposing subjects.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

21. jump(Verb)

    To increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

22. jump(Verb)

    To increase speed aggressively and without warning.

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

23. jump(Adverb)

    exactly; precisely

    Etymology: From jumpen, probably of or origin, ultimately from gempanan, from gwʰemb-. Cognate with gumpen, jumpen, gumpen, gampen, gumpe, gumpa, gimpe, jumpren, jumbren. Related to jumble.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Jump(noun)

   a kind of loose jacket for men

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

2. Jump(noun)

   a bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

3. Jump(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

4. Jump(verb)

   to move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

5. Jump(verb)

   to coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

6. Jump(verb)

   to pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

7. Jump(verb)

   to cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

8. Jump(verb)

   to expose to danger; to risk; to hazard

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

9. Jump(verb)

   to join by a butt weld

   Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

10. Jump(verb)

    to thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

11. Jump(verb)

    to bore with a jumper

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

12. Jump(noun)

    the act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

13. Jump(noun)

    an effort; an attempt; a venture

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

14. Jump(noun)

    the space traversed by a leap

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

15. Jump(noun)

    a dislocation in a stratum; a fault

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

16. Jump(noun)

    an abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

17. Jump(adj)

    nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

18. Jump(adverb)

    exactly; pat

    Etymology: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. juppon.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Jump

   jump, v.i. to spring upward, or forward, or both: to bound: to pass to as by a leap: to agree, coincide (with).—v.t. to pass by a leap: to skip over: to cause to start, as game:—pr.p. jump′ing; pa.p. jumped.—n. act of jumping: a bound, a hazard.—adv. (Shak.) exactly.—ns. Jump′er, one who jumps: a long iron drill or borer used in quarries and mines: (pl.) a term applied to certain Welsh Methodists (c. 1760), who jumped about in worship: Jump′ing-deer, the black-tailed American deer; Jump′ing-hare, a South African rodent, akin to the jerboas; Jump′-seat, a carriage-seat which may be moved backwards or forwards, so as to be used as single or double: a carriage with a movable seat; Count′er-jump′er, a draper's shopman.—Jump a claim (U.S.), to take land to which another already holds a claim; Jump at, to embrace with eagerness; Jump one's bail, to abscond, forfeiting one's bail; Jump over, to disregard, omit; Jump over the broomstick, to make an irregular marriage. [From a Teut. root seen in Sw. dial. gumpa, Middle High Ger. gumpen, to jump.]

2. Jump

   jump, Jumper, jump′er, n. a loose garment: overall. [More prob. a thing to be jumped or slipped on, than from Fr. jupe, a petticoat, skirt.]

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1. JUMP

   What does JUMP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the JUMP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'jump' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2225

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'jump' in Verbs Frequency: #390

How to pronounce jump?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jump in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jump in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of jump in a Sentence

1. Danielle Harel:

   You can havelongforeplay throughout the day, for example, someone says, ‘I’m thinking about you.’ And then you start to be more explicit:‘Remember last night when you kissed me on my neck? I really liked that.’ So you build it the way you would build a sexy conversation. You don’t jump straight to the action. Many times you don’t even get to the action. You just get home and get it on.

2. Peter Singer:

   If someone isn't sure whether to make the jump to effective altruism I would say give it a try, do it for a year, see how you like it, one person I know who's involved in The Life You Can Save said 'the life that I saved is my own, because I now really feel that I've got a purpose for my life, and its meaningful and I'm happy what I'm doing'.

3. Leah Busque:

   That was a big factor in my decision around timing. This coupled with the fact March was the company’s biggest month to date and strong first-quarter results made her feel this was the moment to make the jump. Related : 7 Keys to Making the Right Decision the First Time and Every Time But even with all the confidence in the world, it still remains a significant choice. Deciding about where you spend your time, energy and passion to ensure your baby is going to thrive, grow, develop and scale into the company it is meant to be, that's no small decision.

4. Nelson Wang:

   The jump in commodities imports was a big boost to overall trade figures (but) is not a reflection of underlying demand.

5. Brooks Dunn:

   I’d jump on the bike almost every concert and just go cruise through the parking lots to see what people are up to and there’s this huge tailgate party. It’s like a football game before people go in, they don’t just go in and sit in their seats for hours, there’s a lot of that kind of stuff in the book, too, so if you’re going to a football game or a concert or whatever, here’s some fun foods you can take with you to snack on.

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