Word
jump
US/ˈdʒəmp/
UK/dʒˈʌmp/
Definitions
01to leap off the ground
v. to push yourself off the ground using your legs so that you are briefly in the air.
v. to propel oneself rapidly into the air by using the muscles in the legs and feet.
“The children were excited to jump into the swimming pool on a hot day.”
“The athlete managed to jump over the final hurdle with millimetres to spare, securing his place in the regional finals.”
02to increase suddenly
v. to go up by a large amount very quickly.
v. to increase sharply or rise abruptly in value, volume, or level.
“Gas prices usually jump during the summer when more people are traveling.”
“Share prices for the tech giant began to jump immediately after the CEO announced the breakthrough in quantum computing.”
03to react with surprise
v. to move your body suddenly because you are surprised or scared.
v. to move the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected auditory or visual stimulus.
“The loud thunder made me jump while I was reading a book.”
“She didn't hear him enter the office, so she gave a little jump when he finally spoke.”
04to attack suddenly
v. to attack someone suddenly and without warning.
v. to ambush or attack a person violently and unexpectedly.
“He was worried that someone might jump him in the dark alley.”
“The protagonist was nearly jumped by a group of rivals, but he managed to escape into the crowded subway station.”
Informal
05to skip ahead
v. to move forward to a later part of something, skipping the middle.
v. to bypass intermediate steps or move to a non-sequential point in a series or queue.
“You can jump to the last chapter if you want to know the ending.”
“The programmer decided to jump the execution to the error-handling routine to prevent the system from crashing.”
06a leap
n. an act of pushing yourself off the ground.
n. the act of propelling oneself into the air; a physical leap or bound.
“With one big jump, the cat reached the top of the fence.”
“The long-distance record was broken by a jump that exceeded all previous attempts by nearly ten centimetres.”
07a sudden rise
n. a large and sudden increase in something.
n. a sudden and significant increase in a quantity, price, or level.
“There has been a big jump in the number of people working from home.”
“Economists were surprised by the sudden jump in inflation rates despite the central bank's efforts to stabilise the currency.”
08an obstacle
n. a fence or bar that a person or animal has to go over.
n. an obstacle, such as a fence or hurdle, designed to be cleared by a horse or athlete.
“The horse cleared the final jump perfectly to win the competition.”
“The course designer placed the water jump at a difficult angle to test the riders' precision and control.”
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Idioms
go jump in the lake — Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
go jump off a building — Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
go jump off a cliff — Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
jump at — To accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.
jump at the chance — To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
jump at the opportunity — To immediately seize a particular opportunity.
jump before one is pushed — to perform an action before being forced to do so.
jump down someone's throat — To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.
jump for joy — To exult, rejoice, or feel elation.
jump in one's skin — To start with fright.
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jump on — To attack verbally, to criticise excessively.
jump on the bandwagon — To profit from a craze; to join a trend.
jump out — To emerge suddenly.
jump salty — To become angry.
jump someone's bones — To have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.
jump street — The starting point; the very beginning.
jump the gun — To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
jump the queue — To receive preferential treatment.
jump the shark — Of television program or other narrative, to undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.
jump through hoops — To put forth great effort to meet requirements, usually arbitrary, set by someone.
jump to conclusions — To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.
see which way the cat jumps — To delay taking action based on the outcome of something else.
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