Definition: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
Usage: he advanced in a series of jumps; the jumping was unexpected
Main entry: jump, parachuting
Definition: descent with a parachute
Usage: he had done a lot of parachuting in the army
Main entry: start, startle, jump
Definition: a sudden involuntary movement
Usage: he awoke with a start
Main entry: jump
Definition: (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
Main entry: leap, jump, saltation
Definition: an abrupt transition
Usage: a successful leap from college to the major leagues
Definition: a sudden and decisive increase
Usage: a jump in attendance
Definition: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Main entry: rise, climb up, jump
Definition: rise in rank or status
Usage: Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
Main entry: jump
Definition: increase suddenly and significantly
Usage: Prices jumped overnight
Definition: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
Usage: leap into fame; jump to a conclusion; jump from one thing to another
Main entry: skip, skip over, pass over, jump
Definition: bypass
Usage: He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
Main entry: jump
Definition: enter eagerly into
Usage: He jumped into the game
Main entry: jump
Definition: make a sudden physical attack on
Usage: The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat
Main entry: jump, jump-start, jumpstart
Definition: start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
Main entry: jump, start, startle
Definition: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Usage: She startled when I walked into the room
Main entry: spring, jump, leap, bound
Definition: move forward by leaps and bounds
Usage: The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?
Definition: cause to jump or leap
Usage: the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
Main entry: parachute, chute, jump
Definition: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
Definition: run off or leave the rails
Usage: the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
Main entry: leap, jump, jump off
Definition: jump down from an elevated point
Usage: 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
Main entry: stand out, stick out, jump, jump out, leap out
Definition: be highly noticeable