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jump
verb(jump)
bypass
Synonyms: pass over, skip, skip over,
jump
noun(jump)
descent with a parachute
Synonyms: parachuting,
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
verb(jump)
rise in rank or status
Synonyms: climb up, rise,
Examples:
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list.
jump
verb(jump)
run off or leave the rails
Synonyms: derail,
jump
noun(jump)
a sudden involuntary movement
Synonyms: start, startle,
jump
verb(jump)
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Synonyms: alternate,
jump
verb(jump)
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Synonyms: start, startle,
jump
noun(jump)
a sudden and decisive increase
Synonyms: leap,
Examples:
A jump in attendance.
jump
noun(jump)
an abrupt transition
Synonyms: leap, saltation,
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
Synonyms: bound, leap, spring,
Examples:
Can you jump over the fence?.
jump
verb(jump)
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
Synonyms: chute, parachute,
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.
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.
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.

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