jump

Meanings

• a sudden and decisive increase
  • "a jump in attendance"
• an abrupt transition
• (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
• a sudden involuntary movement
• descent with a parachute
• the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
  • "he advanced in a series of jumps"
  • "the jumping was unexpected"
• move forward by leaps and bounds
  • "Can you jump over the fence?"
• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
• make a sudden physical attack on
  • "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
• increase suddenly and significantly
  • "Prices jumped overnight"
• be highly noticeable
• enter eagerly into
  • "He jumped into the game"
• rise in rank or status
  • "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
• jump down from an elevated point
  • "the parachutist didn't want to jump"
  • "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"
• run off or leave the rails
• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
• cause to jump or leap
  • "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
• start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
• bypass
• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
  • "jump to a conclusion"
  • "jump from one thing to another"
• go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Synonyms

alternate, bound, chute, climb up, derail, jump off, jump out, jump-start, jumping, jumpstart, leap, leap out, parachute, parachuting, pass over, rise, saltation, skip, skip over, spring, stand out, start, startle, stick out