jump

jump [jump]

vi.

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1. to move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using the leg muscles; leap; spring

2. to be moved with a jerk; bob; bounce

3. to parachute from an aircraft

4. to move, act, or react energetically or eagerly: often with at

5. to move suddenly and involuntarily, as from fright, surprise, etc.

6. to pass suddenly from one thing or topic to another

7. to rise suddenly [prices have jumped]

8. to break in continuity of action, as a film image, because of faulty alignment of the film

9. Slang to be lively and animated [the party was jumping]

10. Bridge to make a jump bid

☆ 11. Checkers to move a piece over an opponent's piece, thus capturing it

12. Comput. to continue at an instruction in another part of the program by means of a JUMP (n. 12)

vt.

1.

a) to leap over

b) to pass over; skip

2. to cause to leap [to jump a horse over a fence ]

☆ 3. to advance (a person) to a higher rank or position, esp. by bypassing intervening ranks

☆ 4. to leap upon; spring aboard

5. to cause (prices, etc.) to rise suddenly

☆ 6. to bypass (an electrical component, esp. a weak battery on a vehicle)

7. Informal to attack suddenly as from hiding

8. Informal to react to prematurely, in anticipation [to jump a traffic light ]

☆ 9. Slang to leave suddenly or without permission [to jump town, jump ship]

10. Bridge to raise (the bid) by making a jump bid

☆ 11. Checkers to capture (an opponent's piece) by jumping

12. Journalism to continue (a story) on another page

n.

1. a jumping; leap; bound; spring

2. a distance jumped

3. a descent from an aircraft by parachute

4. a thing to be jumped over or from, as on a ski jump

5. a sudden transition

6. a sudden rise, as in prices

7. a sudden, nervous start or jerk; twitch

8. [pl.] Slang chorea; also, delirium tremens: usually with the

9. Athletics a contest in jumping [the high jump, the long jump]

10. Bridge JUMP BID

☆ 11. Checkers a move by which an opponent's piece is jumped and captured

12. Comput. a program instruction that causes an instruction in another part of the program to be the next executed

13. Journalism a line telling on, or from, what page a story is continued: also jump line

adj.

☆ 1. designating or of a style of jazz music characterized by recurrent short riffs and a strong, fast beat

2. of or for parachuting or paratroops

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☆ get the jump on or have the jump on

Slang to get (or have) an earlier start than and thus have an advantage over

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☆ jump a claim

to seize mining rights or land claimed by someone else

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jump at

to accept hastily and eagerly

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☆ jump bail

to forfeit one's bail by running away

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☆ jump in with both feet

to enter into an activity or venture wholeheartedly

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jump off

Mil. Slang to start an attack

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jump on or jump all over

Slang to scold; censure severely

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☆ jump rope

to exercise or play a game with a jump-rope

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☆ jump the track

to go suddenly off the rails

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jump to conclusions

to make a hasty judgment