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jump
noun countable UK /dʒʌmp/ 1 a movement in which you jump off the ground Synonyms and related words
A jump, or the action of jumping 1a a movement in which you jump from a high place Synonyms and related words
A jump, or the action of jumping 1b the distance that you travel when you jump in a competitionShe won with a jump of 6.96 metres. Synonyms and related words
A jump, or the action of jumping
2 a sudden movement that you make when you get a shock Synonyms and related words
Sudden and quick movements 3 a structure that a horse or runner jumps overThe horse fell at the first jump. Synonyms and related words
Horse racing and other horse riding competitions accumulator Ascot betting shop 4 a sudden increasejump in: There has been a 25% jump in profits. Synonyms and related words
Rates of increase and the process of increasing 5 a big difference or changeThere’s a big jump from Grade Two to Grade Four. Synonyms and related words
Difference and differences difference contrast distinction
be/stay one jump ahead (of someone) have/get the jump on someone take a (running) jump jump
noun countable US /dʒʌmp/ 1 a movement in which you jump off the ground Synonyms and related words
A jump, or the action of jumping 1a a movement in which you jump from a high place Synonyms and related words
A jump, or the action of jumping 1b the distance that you travel when you jump in a competitionShe won with a jump of 6.96 meters. Synonyms and related words
A jump, or the action of jumping
2 a sudden movement that you make when you get a shock Synonyms and related words
Sudden and quick movements 3 a sudden increasejump in: There has been a 25% jump in profits. There has been another sharp jump in property prices. Synonyms and related words
Rates of increase and the process of increasing 4 a big difference or changeThere’s a big jump from Grade Two to Grade Four. an actor who made the jump from theater to television Synonyms and related words
Difference and differences difference contrast distinction 5 a structure that a horse or runner jumps overThe horse fell at the first jump. Synonyms and related words
Horse racing and other horse riding competitions accumulator double dressage
be/stay one jump ahead (of someone) have/get the jump on someone jump
1 intransitive to move your body off the ground using your legsYou’ll have to jump if you want to catch it. jump about/around: I had to jump around a bit to get warm. jump up: The cat jumped up onto my lap. jump up and down: The children were all jumping up and down and cheering. Synonyms and related words
To jump, or to move in the air 1a intransitive/transitive to move your body over something by pushing yourself off the ground using your legsTanya jumped the fence and walked across the field. jump over: I jumped over the wall. Synonyms and related words
To jump, or to move in the air 1b intransitive to push yourself, or to let yourself drop, from a very high placejump from/out of/off: They jump from the plane at about eight thousand feet. I grabbed my son and jumped out of the window. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards 1c intransitive to push yourself, or to let yourself drop, from a place that is a short distance above the groundjump down: Don’t jump down the stairs! jump from/off: He jumped from his horse. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards
2 intransitive to move somewhere very suddenlyjump into/onto/to: Ella jumped into the car and drove off at high speed. Synonyms and related words
To move somewhere quickly 3 intransitive to get a shock and suddenly move your body slightly because of this. If you jump out of your skin, you get a very big shockmake someone jump: The noise made her jump. Synonyms and related words
To be shocked or surprised be taken aback marvel start 3a if your heart jumps, it suddenly feels as if it is not beating regularly, for example because you are frightened or excitedWhen he talked to me, I felt my heart jump. Synonyms and related words
Bleeding and what the heart and blood do 3b if an object jumps, it moves suddenlyHe banged the table with his fist and the glasses jumped. Synonyms and related words
To make a sudden or quick movement
4 intransitive to increase or improve suddenly by a large amountProfits jumped by 15% last year. Williams jumped from 39th to 5th in the world rankings. Synonyms and related words
To increase, or to increase something Synonyms and related words 5 intransitive to move quickly from one idea to another, in a way that is confusing or wrongjump from/to/back: The conversation suddenly jumped back to what had happened yesterday. jump to conclusions (=make a decision too quickly without knowing all the facts): We shouldn’t jump to conclusions about the cause of the problem. Synonyms and related words
To change your opinion, attitudes or behaviour change your mind see reason/sense adapt 5a intransitive/transitive to move from one part of something to another part and miss somethingI’m sorry, I’ve jumped a paragraph. jump to: Let’s now jump to page 10. Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
6 intransitive informalto immediately do what someone tells you to do although you do not want to do itHe gives the orders and I’m expected to jump. Synonyms and related words
To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority 7 jump or jump on transitive informalto attack someone physicallyHe was jumped by a gang of teenagers. Synonyms and related words
To attack a person or object 8 intransitive to work in a way that is not continuous or smoothThe screen (=the images on the screen) on this computer keeps jumping. Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behaviour backfire burn up come to life 9 intransitive/transitive very informalto have sex with someone, or to try to have sex with them Synonyms and related words
To have sex sleep with consummate copulate 10 transitive Americanto jump-start a car Synonyms and related words
To drive, or to operate a vehicle back up belt up be on someone’s tail 11 to ride a horse over jumpsWe have to be careful how we jump the horses. Submitted from: United Kingdom on 13/08/2019
jump down someone’s throat jump for joy jump the gun jump a light jump the queue jump ship jump to it jump to your feet
jump at jump in jump into jump off jump on jump out at jump up
jump
1 intransitive to move your body off the ground using your legsYou’ll have to jump if you want to catch it. jump about/around: I had to jump around a bit to get warm. jump up: The cat jumped up onto my lap. jump up and down: The children were all jumping up and down and cheering. Synonyms and related words
To jump, or to move in the air 1a intransitive/transitive to move your body over something by pushing yourself off the ground using your legsTanya jumped the fence and walked across the field. jump over: I jumped over the wall. Synonyms and related words
To jump, or to move in the air 1b intransitive to push yourself, or to let yourself drop, from a place that is a short distance above the groundjump down: Don’t jump down the stairs! jump from/off: He jumped from his horse. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards 1c intransitive to push yourself, or to let yourself drop, from a very high placejump from/out of/off: They jump from the airplane at about eight thousand feet. I grabbed my son and jumped out of the window. Some students were jumping off the bridge. Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards
2 intransitive to move somewhere very suddenlyjump into/onto/to: Ella jumped into the car and drove off quickly. Synonyms and related words
To move somewhere quickly 3 intransitive to get a shock and suddenly move your body slightly because of this. If you jump out of your skin, you get a very big shockmake someone jump: The noise made her jump. Synonyms and related words
To be shocked or surprised be taken aback marvel start 3a if your heart jumps, it suddenly feels as if it is not beating regularly, for example because you are frightened or excitedWhen he talked to me, I felt my heart jump. Synonyms and related words
Bleeding and what the heart and blood do 3b if an object jumps, it moves suddenlyHe banged the table with his fist and the glasses jumped. Synonyms and related words
To make a sudden or quick movement
4 intransitive to increase or improve suddenly by a large amountProfits jumped by 15% last year. Williams jumped from 39th to 5th in the world rankings. Synonyms and related words
To increase, or to increase something Synonyms and related words 5 intransitive to move quickly from one idea to another, in a way that is confusing or wrongjump from/to/back: The conversation suddenly jumped back to what had happened yesterday. jump to conclusions (=make a decision too quickly without knowing all the facts): We shouldn’t jump to conclusions about the cause of the problem. Synonyms and related words
To change your opinion, attitudes or behavior change your mind see reason/sense adapt 5a intransitive/transitive to move from one part of something to another part and miss somethingjump to: Let’s now jump to page 10. Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
6 intransitive informalto immediately do what someone tells you to do although you do not want to do itHe gives the orders and I’m expected to jump. Synonyms and related words
To obey a law or rule, or to accept someone’s authority 7 jump or jump on transitive informalto attack someone physicallyHe was jumped by a gang of teenagers. Synonyms and related words
To attack a person or object 8 intransitive to work in a way that is not continuous or smoothThe screen (=the images on the screen) on this computer keeps jumping. Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behavior backfire burn up come to life 9 transitive Americanto start a car by connecting it to another car Synonyms and related words
To drive, or to operate a vehicle 10 intransitive/transitive very informalto have sex with someone, or to try to have sex with them Synonyms and related words
To have sex sleep with consummate copulate 11 to ride a horse over jumpsWe have to be careful how we jump the horses. Submitted from: United Kingdom on 13/08/2019
jump down someone’s throat jump for joy jump the gun jump in line jump rope jump ship jump the tracks/track jump a train jump to your feet jump to it
jump at jump in jump into jump off jump on jump out at jump up
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