Definition: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
Usage: he advanced in a series of jumps; the jumping was unexpected
Similar words: actuation, propulsion
Definition: the act of propelling
Synonyms: jump, parachuting
Definition: descent with a parachute
Usage: he had done a lot of parachuting in the army
Similar words: descent
Definition: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Synonyms: start, startle, jump
Definition: a sudden involuntary movement
Usage: he awoke with a start
Similar words: unconditioned reflex, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response
Definition: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Synonyms: jump
Definition: (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
Similar words: transition
Definition: a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Synonyms: leap, jump, saltation
Definition: an abrupt transition
Usage: a successful leap from college to the major leagues
Similar words: transition
Definition: a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another
Definition: a sudden and decisive increase
Usage: a jump in attendance
Similar words: increase
Definition: a change resulting in an increase
Usage: the increase is scheduled for next month
Definition: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Similar words: vary, change, alter
Definition: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Usage: her mood changes in accordance with the weather; The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
Synonyms: rise, climb up, jump
Definition: rise in rank or status
Usage: Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: jump
Definition: increase suddenly and significantly
Usage: Prices jumped overnight
Similar words: climb, wax, mount, rise
Definition: go up or advance
Usage: Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Definition: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
Usage: leap into fame; jump to a conclusion; jump from one thing to another
Similar words: switch, change, shift
Definition: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Usage: switch to a different brand of beer; She switched psychiatrists; The car changed lanes
Synonyms: skip, skip over, pass over, jump
Definition: bypass
Usage: He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
Similar words: drop, leave out, pretermit, miss, overleap, overlook, neglect, omit
Definition: leave undone or leave out
Usage: How could I miss that typo?; The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Synonyms: jump
Definition: enter eagerly into
Usage: He jumped into the game
Similar words: enter, participate
Definition: become a participant; be involved in
Usage: enter a race; enter an agreement; enter a drug treatment program; enter negotiations
Synonyms: jump
Definition: make a sudden physical attack on
Usage: The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat
Similar words: set on, assail, assault, attack
Definition: attack someone physically or emotionally
Usage: The mugger assaulted the woman; Nightmares assailed him regularly
Synonyms: jump, jump-start, jumpstart
Definition: start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
Similar words: start, start up
Definition: get going or set in motion
Usage: We simply could not start the engine; start up the computer
Synonyms: jump, start, startle
Definition: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
Usage: She startled when I walked into the room
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: 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?
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: stand out, stick out, jump, jump out, leap out
Definition: be highly noticeable
Similar words: seem, look, appear
Definition: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Usage: She seems to be sleeping; This appears to be a very difficult problem; This project looks fishy; They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time