JUMP
/dʒʌmp/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 20
Definition
- noun a sudden and decisive increase.
— synonyms: leap
- noun an abrupt transition.
— synonyms: leap, saltation
- noun (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another.
- noun a sudden involuntary movement.
— synonyms: startle, start
- noun descent with a parachute.
— synonyms: parachuting
- noun the act of jumping.
— synonyms: jumping
- verb move forward by leaps and bounds.
— synonyms: leap, bound, spring
- verb move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.
— synonyms: startle, start
- verb make a sudden physical attack on.
- verb increase suddenly and significantly.
- verb be highly noticeable.
— synonyms: leap_out, jump_out, stand_out, stick_out
- verb enter eagerly into.
- verb rise in rank or status.
— synonyms: rise, climb_up
- verb jump down from an elevated point.
— synonyms: leap, jump_off
- verb run off or leave the rails.
— synonyms: derail
- verb jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.
— synonyms: chute, parachute
- verb cause to jump or leap.
— synonyms: leap
- verb start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.
— synonyms: jumpstart, jump-start
- verb bypass.
— synonyms: pass_over, skip, skip_over
- verb pass abruptly from one state or topic to another.
— synonyms: leap
- verb go back and forth.
— synonyms: alternate
Examples
- “The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.”
- “He went off a jump.”
- “There were a couple of jumps from the bridge.”
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