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jump
verb(jump)cause to jump or leap
Synonyms: leap,
Examples:
The trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop.
jump
verb(jump)pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
Synonyms: leap,
Examples:
Jump to a conclusion.
Jump from one thing to another.
Jump from one thing to another.
jump
verb(jump)rise in rank or status
Synonyms: climb up, rise,
Examples:
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list.
jump
verb(jump)go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Synonyms: alternate,
jump
verb(jump)start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
Synonyms: jump-start, jumpstart,
jump
verb(jump)move forward by leaps and bounds
Examples:
Can you jump over the fence?.
jump
verb(jump)be highly noticeable
Synonyms: jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out,
jump
noun(jump)the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
Synonyms: jumping,
Examples:
He advanced in a series of jumps.
The jumping was unexpected.
The jumping was unexpected.
jump
verb(jump)jump down from an elevated point
Synonyms: jump off, leap,
Examples:
The parachutist didn't want to jump.
Every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge.
Every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge.
jump
verb(jump)enter eagerly into
Examples:
He jumped into the game.
jump
noun(jump)(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
jump
verb(jump)increase suddenly and significantly
Examples:
Prices jumped overnight.
jump
verb(jump)make a sudden physical attack on
Examples:
The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat.