📖 Definitions of "Jumps"
- 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.
- 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.
- 1
A kind of loose jacket for men.
- 1
A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jumps"
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| 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 |
| blownoun | (intransitive) To produce an air current. |
| blowsnoun | A surname. |
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