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Jump

/dʒʌmp/

The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

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📖 Definitions of "Jump"

noun

1
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
2
An effort; an attempt; a venture.
3
A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
4
An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

verb

1
To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
"Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high."
2
To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
"She is going to jump from the diving board."
3
To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
"to jump a stream"
4
To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

adjective

1
Exact; matched; fitting; precise.

adverb

1
Exactly; precisely

🔄 Synonyms of "Jump"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
springnoun	(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
risenoun	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
startverb	The beginning of an activity.
startleverb	(transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
leapnoun	(intransitive) To jump.
alternatenoun	Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
stand outverb	(intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.
jump outverb	(idiomatic) To emerge suddenly.
pass oververb	(transitive with over as adverbial particle) To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else.
climb upverb	(transitive) to gradually ascend something
jumpstartnoun	Alternative form of jump-start. [(transitive) To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").]
derailverb	(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.
jumpingnoun	The act of performing a jump.
leap outverb	(idiomatic) To stand in stark contrast to something; to be immediately noticeable or apparent.
skip oververb	bypass
parachutingnoun	The sport or activity of jumping with a parachute.
run off the rails	—
boundverb	Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
skipverb	(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jump"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
leapnoun	(intransitive) To jump.
skipverb	(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.
climb upverb	(transitive) to gradually ascend something
jumpstartnoun	Alternative form of jump-start. [(transitive) To start a motor vehicle with a discharged ("dead") battery by connecting it with jumper cables to an alternate source of electrical current, generally either the charged battery of another vehicle or a purpose-made device ("hotshot").]
jump outverb	(idiomatic) To emerge suddenly.
pass oververb	(transitive with over as adverbial particle) To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else.
risenoun	(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
springnoun	(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
startleverb	(transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
parachutingnoun	The sport or activity of jumping with a parachute.
startverb	The beginning of an activity.
stand outverb	(intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.
derailverb	(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.
alternatenoun	Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
boundverb	Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
leap outverb	(idiomatic) To stand in stark contrast to something; to be immediately noticeable or apparent.
run off the rails	—
skip oververb	bypass
leapfroggingnoun	(economics, business) The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one.
hopnoun	A short jump.