jump

Pronunciation

• enPR: jŭmp
• IPA ^(key): /dʒʌmp/
• SAMPA: /dZVmp/

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Verb

Plain form jump

Third-person singular jumps

Past tense jumped

Past participle jumped

Present participle jumping

1. (intransitive) If you jump, you leave the ground completely.
   • Synonyms: leap, hop, bound, skip, soar, shoot, fly, jig, hurdle, catch air and skydive

   He jumped for joy.

   She jumped to her death from the bridge.

2. (transitive) If you jump something, you fly over it.
   • Synonyms: be, startled, be, surprised, start, jerk, flinch and recoil

   The children jumped the water to get to the other side.

3. (transitive) If you jump something, you make it leave the ground.

   He loved jumping his bicycle.

4. (intransitive) If you jump, you move suddenly because you are surprised.

   I scared her and she jumped.

5. (transitive) If you jumpstart a car, you use the battery power from another car.

   We used his car to jump ours.

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Related words

• jump up
• jump down
• jump-start
• jump in with both feet
• jump for joy

Noun

Singular jump

Plural jumps

1. A jump is a movement from the ground to the air.
   • Synonyms: leap, bound, hop, skip, spring, caper and vault

   She took a run before the big jump over the water.

2. A jump is a ramp used to jump.
   • Synonyms: ramp, inclined plane, incline and slope

   He went off the jump at full speed.

3. A jump is a jolt or shock used to start a car.
   • Synonyms: jolt, shock, jar, zap and surprise

   He used his car to give me a jump.

4. A jump is a sudden movement of surprise.
   • Synonyms: jerk, lurch and start

   It seems I surprised her, because she gave a little jump.

Derived words

• jumpball
• high jump
• long jump
• triple jump
• ski jump
• jumper cables
• jumper
• jump-start