Noun
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the act of jumping
propelling yourself off the ground
"he advanced in a series of jumps"
"the jumping was unexpected"
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descent with a parachute
"he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
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a sudden involuntary movement
"he awoke with a start"
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(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
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an abrupt transition
"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
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a sudden and decisive increase
"a jump in attendance"
Verb
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go back and forth
swing back and forth between two states or conditions
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pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
"leap into fame"
"jump to a conclusion"
"jump from one thing to another"
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bypass
"He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
- pass over - 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"
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jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
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run off or leave the rails
"the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
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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"
- jump off -
rise in rank or status
"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
- climb up -
enter eagerly into
"He jumped into the game"
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be highly noticeable
- leap out - jump out - stand out - stick out -
increase suddenly and significantly
"Prices jumped overnight"
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make a sudden physical attack on
"The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
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move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
"She startled when I walked into the room"
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move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"
"The child leapt across the puddle"
"Can you jump over the fence?"