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jump (j
mp)
v. jumped,
jump·ing,
jumps
v.intr. 1. a. To spring off the ground or other base by a muscular effort of the legs and feet.
b. To move suddenly and in one motion:
jumped out of bed.
c. To move involuntarily, as in surprise:
jumped when the phone rang.
d. To parachute from an aircraft.
2. a. Informal To move quickly; hustle:
Jump when I give you an order.
b. To take prompt advantage; respond quickly:
jump at a bargain.
3. a. To enter eagerly into an activity; plunge:
jumped into the race for the nomination.
b. To begin or start. Often used with
off: The project jumped off with great enthusiasm.
4. To form an opinion or judgment hastily:
jump to conclusions.
5. To make a sudden verbal attack; lash out:
jumped at me for being late.
6. a. To undergo a sudden and pronounced increase:
Prices jumped in October.
b. To rise suddenly in position or rank:
jumped over two others with more seniority.
7. To move discontinuously or change after a short period:
jumps from one subject to another; jumped from one job to another.
8. a. To be displaced by a sudden jerk:
The phonograph needle jumped.
b. To be displaced vertically or laterally because of improper alignment:
The film jumped during projection.
9. Computer Science To move from one set of instructions in a program to another out of sequence.
10. Games a. To move over an opponent's playing piece in a board game.
b. To make a jump bid in bridge.
11. Slang To be lively; bustle:
a disco that really jumps.
v.tr. 1. To leap over or across:
jump a fence.
2. To leap onto:
jump a bus.
3. Slang To spring upon in sudden attack; assault or ambush: Muggers jumped him in the park.
4. To move or start prematurely before:
jumped the starting signal.
5. To cause to leap:
jump a horse over a fence.
6. To cause to increase suddenly:
shortages that jumped milk prices by several cents.
7. To pass over; skip:
The typewriter jumped a space.
8. To raise in rank or position; promote.
9. Games a. To move a piece over (an opponent's piece) in a board game, often thereby capturing the opponent's piece.
b. To raise (a partner's bid) in bridge by more than is necessary.
10. To jump-start (a motor vehicle).
11. To leave (a course), especially through mishap:
The train jumped the rails.
12. Slang a. To leave hastily; skip:
jumped town a step ahead of the police.
b. To leave (an organization, for example) suddenly or in violation of an agreement:
jumped the team and signed with a rival club.
13. To seize or occupy illegally:
jump a mining claim.
14. To forfeit (bail) by failing to appear in court.
15. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
n. 1. a. The act of jumping; a leap.
b. The distance covered by a jump:
a jump of seven feet.
c. An obstacle or span to be jumped.
d. A structure or course from which a jump is made:
built a jump out of snow.
2. A descent from an aircraft by parachute.
3. Sports Any of several track-and-field events in which contestants jump.
4. Informal a. An initial competitive advantage; a head start:
got the jump on the other newspapers.
b. Energy or quickness:
"We got off to a slow start. We didn't have any jump, and when we did get things going, we were too far behind" (John LeClair).
5. a. A sudden pronounced rise, as in price or salary.
b. An impressive promotion.
6. A step or level:
managed to stay a jump ahead.
7. A sudden or major transition, as from one career or subject to another.
8. a. A short trip.
b. One in a series of moves and stopovers, as with a circus or road show.
9. Games A move in a board game over an opponent's piece.
10. Computer Science A movement from one set of instructions to another.
11. a. An involuntary nervous movement; a start.
b. jumps A condition of nervousness. Often used with
the.
12. A jump-start of a motor vehicle.
13. Vulgar Slang An act of sexual intercourse.