Definition of Jump

Noun

• the act of jumping
  propelling yourself off the ground
  "he advanced in a series of jumps"
  "the jumping was unexpected"
  jumping
• descent with a parachute
  "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
  parachuting
• a sudden involuntary movement
  "he awoke with a start"
  startle start
• (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
  
• an abrupt transition
  "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
  leap saltation
• a sudden and decisive increase
  "a jump in attendance"
  leap

Verb

• go back and forth
  swing back and forth between two states or conditions
  alternate
• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
  "leap into fame"
  "jump to a conclusion"
  "jump from one thing to another"
  leap
• bypass
  "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
  - pass over skip - skip over
• start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
  - jumpstart - jump start
• cause to jump or leap
  "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
  leap
• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
  chute parachute
• run off or leave the rails
  "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
  derail
• 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"
  leap - jump off
• rise in rank or status
  "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
  rise - climb up
• enter eagerly into
  "He jumped into the game"
  
• be highly noticeable
  - leap out - jump out - stand out - stick out
• increase suddenly and significantly
  "Prices jumped overnight"
  
• make a sudden physical attack on
  "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
  
• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  "She startled when I walked into the room"
  startle start
• move forward by leaps and bounds
  "The horse bounded across the meadow"
  "The child leapt across the puddle"
  "Can you jump over the fence?"
  leap bound spring

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Unscramble jump

5 unscramble word found using the letters jump.

jump, mu, um, ump, up,