jump

/d‍ʒˈʌmp/

/ˈdʒəmp/

[verb] [noun]

to jump

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to push yourself off the ground or away from something and up into the air by using your legs and feet

synonyms : bound

leap

spring

(particularly of a price, rate, etc.) to increase sharply

be highly noticeable

synonyms : jump out

leap out

stand out

stick out

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

synonyms : chute

parachute

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

synonyms : start

startle

make a sudden physical attack on

rise in rank or status

synonyms : climb up

rise

enter eagerly into

go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

synonyms : alternate

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

synonyms : leap

bypass

synonyms : pass over

skip

skip over

cause to jump or leap

synonyms : leap

run off or leave the rails

synonyms : derail

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

synonyms : jump-start

jumpstart

jump down from an elevated point

synonyms : jump off

leap

Jump

[NOUN]

the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

synonyms : jumping

descent with a parachute

synonyms : parachuting

a sudden involuntary movement

synonyms : start

startle

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

an abrupt transition

synonyms : leap

saltation

a sudden and great increase, particularly in price, amount, or value

synonyms : leap

Examples

1. The car ahead of me jumped the light.

2. The child jumped up and down with excitement.

3. My cat jumped onto the kitchen counter.

4. He jumped the queue at the ticket counter.