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Jumps

/dʒʌmps/

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

📖 Definitions of "Jumps"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    An effort; an attempt; a venture.

  3. 3

    A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

  4. 4

    An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.

    "She is going to jump from the diving board."

  3. 3

    To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.

    "to jump a stream"

  4. 4

    To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

noun
  1. 1

    A kind of loose jacket for men.

noun
  1. 1

    A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jumps"

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WordDefinition
leapnoun(intransitive) To jump.
skipverb(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.
climb upverb(transitive) to gradually ascend something
jumpstartnounAlternative 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.
parachutingnounThe sport or activity of jumping with a parachute.
startverbThe 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.
alternatenounHappening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
boundverbReady 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 oververbbypass
blownoun(intransitive) To produce an air current.
blowsnounA surname.

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