jump
/d͡ʒʌmp/ verb A1- To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne. · The boy jumped over a fence.· Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.
- To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward. · She is going to jump from the diving board.
- To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap. · to jump a stream
- To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus. · That balloon popping made me jump.· He jumped when he looked up to see a man standing before him.
- To drop sharply downward at the sound of a bowstring release or the fire of a gun. · The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.· The buck jumped at the shot of the rifle.
- To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up. · Share prices jumped by 10% after the company announced record profits.
- To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece. · The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.
Plural jump · He/she/it jumps · Past jumped · Past participle jumped · -ing form jumping
Verb forms
- Base form
- jump
- He/she/it
- jumps
- Past
- jumped
- Past participle
- jumped
- -ing form
- jumping
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- jump about To move erratically by jumping.
- jump around To move erratically by jumping.
- jump down To leave an elevated position to a lower position by one ...
- jump in To enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport.
- jump off To move from an elevated place by one jump.
- jump on To board a vehicle.
- jump onto Synonym of jump on (to take immediate action regarding; t...
- jump out To emerge suddenly.
- jump up To move from one position to a higher position by one jump.
From the library
After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink, he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him.
THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding timidity and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles by jumping from a lofty precipice into a deep lake below.
The Goat, mindful only of his thirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the Fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common escape.
Therefore, if we cannot jump over it, we must stop where we are.”
Other matches
- jump A kind of loose jacket for men. B2
- jump The act of jumping C2
- jump about To move erratically by jumping.
- jump around To move erratically by jumping.
- jump down To leave an elevated position to a lower positi...
- jump in To enter something quickly, usually a mode of t...
- jump off To move from an elevated place by one jump.
- jump on To board a vehicle.
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