nnoun.acta light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwardsSynset:bounce bound leaping saltation spring
Derivationally Related Form:saltateboundleapspring
Hypernyms:jump jumping
Inherited Hypernyms:leapjumppropulsionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:capercapriolepounce
Full Hyponyms:caperpounce
nnoun.eventan abrupt transitionSynset:jump saltation
Examples:- a successful leap from college to the major leagues
Derivationally Related Form:jumpleap
Hypernyms:transition
Inherited Hypernyms:leaptransitionchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:quantum jump
Full Hyponyms:quantum jump
nnoun.eventa sudden and decisive increaseSynset:jump
Derivationally Related Form:jump
Hypernyms:increase
Inherited Hypernyms:jumpincreasechangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:quantum jumpquantum leap
Full Hyponyms:quantum leap
nnoun.attributethe distance leaped (or to be leaped)Derivationally Related Form:leap
Hypernyms:distance
Inherited Hypernyms:leapdistancespacingplacementpositionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:elevation
vverb.motionmove forward by leaps and boundsSynset:bound jump spring
Examples:- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
Derivationally Related Form:boundjumpingbounderleaperjumpspringleap
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:jumpmove
Direct Hyponyms:bounceboundburstcapercapriolecurvetgalumphhophop-skipleapfrogoverleappronkreboundrecoilresilereverberatericochetsaltateski jumpskipspringtake a hopvault
Full Troponyms:bounceburstcapercapriolecaromcurvetgalumphhophurdlekick backleapfrogpronksaltateski jumpskipvault
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | The horses --- across the field (apply to: jump, leap)
vverb.changepass abruptly from one state or topic to anotherSynset:jump
Examples:- leap into fame
- jump to a conclusion
- jump from one thing to another
Derivationally Related Form:jumpleap
Hypernyms:change shift switch
Inherited Hypernyms:leapswitch
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionjump down from an elevated pointSynset:jump jump off
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:jumpmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motioncause to jump or leapSynset:jump
Examples:- the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
Derivationally Related Form:leap
Inherited Hypernyms:jump
Causes:bound jump leap spring
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The men --- the horses across the field (apply to: jump, leap)