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| 1. | [ verb ] move forward by leaps and bounds | |
| Synonyms: | leap spring bound | |
| Examples: | "The horse bounded across the meadow" "The child leapt across the puddle" "Can you jump over the fence?" |
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| Related terms: | move bounce hop burst bounce caper saltate pronk ski_jump vault leapfrog curvet vault galumph capriole hop leap_out hop_on leap bounder leap | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | |
| Synonyms: | start startle | |
| Examples: | "She startled when I walked into the room" |
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| Related terms: | move shy boggle rear_back startle | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (criminal law) make a sudden physical attack on | |
| Examples: | "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat" |
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| Related terms: | assail | |
| 4. | [ verb ] increase suddenly and significantly | |
| Examples: | "Prices jumped overnight" |
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| Related terms: | rise wax | |
| 5. | [ verb ] enter eagerly into | |
| Examples: | "He jumped into the game" |
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| Related terms: | enter | |
| 6. | [ verb ] rise in rank or status | |
| Synonyms: | rise climb_up | |
| Examples: | "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" |
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| Related terms: | change leap | |
| 7. | [ verb ] be highly noticeable | |
| Synonyms: | stand_out jump_out stick_out leap_out | |
| Related terms: | look | |
| 8. | [ verb ] cause to jump or leap | |
| Synonyms: | leap | |
| Examples: | "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" |
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| Related terms: | leap | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (transportation) run off or leave the rails | |
| Synonyms: | run_off_the_rails derail | |
| Examples: | "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" |
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| Related terms: | travel derailment | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another | |
| Related terms: | transition leap | |
| 11. | [ verb ] pass abruptly from one state or topic to another | |
| Synonyms: | leap | |
| Examples: | "leap into fame" "jump to a conclusion" |
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| Related terms: | switch | |
| 12. | [ verb ] bypass | |
| Synonyms: | skip pass_over skip_over | |
| Examples: | "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" |
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| Related terms: | neglect | |
| 13. | [ noun ] an abrupt transition | |
| Synonyms: | leap saltation | |
| Examples: | "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" |
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| Related terms: | transition quantum_jump rise | |
| 14. | [ noun ] descent with a parachute | |
| Synonyms: | parachuting | |
| Examples: | "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" |
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| Related terms: | descent sky-diving skydiving sky_dive | |
| 15. | [ noun ] a sudden and decisive increase | |
| Synonyms: | leap | |
| Examples: | "a jump in attendance" |
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| Related terms: | increase quantum_jump | |
| 16. | [ verb ] start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery | |
| Synonyms: | jump-start jumpstart | |
| Related terms: | start | |
| 17. | [ verb ] go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions | |
| Synonyms: | alternate | |
| Related terms: | change alternation | |
| 18. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) a sudden involuntary movement | |
| Synonyms: | start startle | |
| Examples: | : "he awoke with a start" |
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| Related terms: | reflex startle_response startle_reflex wince startle | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (sport) a movement in dancing or figure skating during which the skater or dancer is airborne | |
| Related terms: | maneuver figure toe_jump edge_jump | |
| 20. | [ verb ] drop from an airplane and descend with a parachute | |
| Synonyms: | parachute sky_dive | |
| Related terms: | dive sky_dive parachutist descend glide | |
| 21. | [ interjection ] interjection | |
| Synonyms: | up | |
| 22. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8286 | |
| 23. | [ noun ] the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground | |
| Synonyms: | jumping | |
| Examples: | "he advanced in a series of jumps" "the jumping was unexpected" |
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| Related terms: | propulsion leap jumping_up_and_down hop vault capriole header | |
| Similar spelling: |
jumpy |
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