JUMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jump mean? 

• JUMP (noun)
  The noun JUMP has 6 senses:

1. a sudden and decisive increase

2. an abrupt transition

3. (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

4. a sudden involuntary movement

5. descent with a parachute

6. the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

  Familiarity information: JUMP used as a noun is common.

• JUMP (verb)
  The verb JUMP has 15 senses:

1. move forward by leaps and bounds

2. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

3. make a sudden physical attack on

4. increase suddenly and significantly

5. be highly noticeable

6. enter eagerly into

7. rise in rank or status

8. jump down from an elevated point

9. run off or leave the rails

10. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

11. cause to jump or leap

12. start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

13. bypass

14. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

15. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

  Familiarity information: JUMP used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden and decisive increase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

jump; leap

Context example:

a jump in attendance

Hypernyms ("jump" is a kind of...):

increase (a change resulting in an increase)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jump"):

quantum jump; quantum leap (a sudden large increase or advance)

Derivation:

jump (increase suddenly and significantly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An abrupt transition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

jump; leap; saltation

Context example:

a successful leap from college to the major leagues

Hypernyms ("jump" is a kind of...):

transition (a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jump"):

quantum jump ((physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum)

Derivation:

jump (rise in rank or status)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jump" is a kind of...):

transition (a passage that connects a topic to one that follows)

Derivation:

jump (pass abruptly from one state or topic to another)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A sudden involuntary movement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jump; start; startle

Context example:

he awoke with a start

Hypernyms ("jump" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jump"):

startle reaction; startle response (a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions)

Moro reflex; startle reflex (a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs)

flinch; wince (a reflex response to sudden pain)

Derivation:

jump (move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm)

jumpy (causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Descent with a parachute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jump; parachuting

Context example:

he had done a lot of parachuting in the army

Hypernyms ("jump" is a kind of...):

descent (the act of changing your location in a downward direction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jump"):

skydiving (performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute)

Derivation:

jump (jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

jump; jumping

Context example:

the jumping was unexpected

Hypernyms ("jump" is a kind of...):

actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jump"):

hop (the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot))

bounce; bound; leap; leaping; saltation; spring (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)

hurdle; vault (the act of jumping over an obstacle)

jumping up and down (jumping in one spot (as in excitement))

capriole ((dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump)

header (a headlong jump (or fall))

Derivation:

jump (move forward by leaps and bounds)

• JUMP (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move forward by leaps and bounds

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bound; jump; leap; spring

Context example:

Can you jump over the fence?

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jump"):

pronk (jump straight up)

hop (make a jump forward or upward)

caper (jump about playfully)

hop; hop-skip; skip (jump lightly)

curvet (perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse)

overleap; vault (jump across or leap over (an obstacle))

leapfrog (jump across)

vault (bound vigorously)

saltate (leap or skip, often in dancing)

ski jump (jump on skis)

galumph (move around heavily and clumsily)

capriole (perform a capriole, of horses in dressage)

bounce (leap suddenly)

burst (move suddenly, energetically, or violently)

bounce; bound; rebound; recoil; resile; reverberate; ricochet; spring; take a hop (spring back; spring away from an impact)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The horses jump across the field

Also:

jump on (get up on the back of)

Derivation:

jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

jump; start; startle

Context example:

She startled when I walked into the room

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jump"):

shy (start suddenly, as from fright)

jackrabbit (go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement)

rear back (start with anger or resentment or in protest)

boggle (startle with amazement or fear)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

jump (a sudden involuntary movement)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make a sudden physical attack on

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 4

Meaning:

Increase suddenly and significantly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

Prices jumped overnight

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

climb; mount; rise; wax (go up or advance)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

jump (a sudden and decisive increase)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Be highly noticeable

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

jump; jump out; leap out; stand out; stick out

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
It ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 6

Meaning:

Enter eagerly into

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

He jumped into the game

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

enter; participate (become a participant; be involved in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sense 7

Meaning:

Rise in rank or status

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

climb up; jump; rise

Context example:

Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

jump (an abrupt transition)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Jump down from an elevated point

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

jump; jump off; leap

Context example:

the widow leapt into the funeral pyre

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 9

Meaning:

Run off or leave the rails

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

derail; jump

Context example:

the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 10

Meaning:

Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

chute; jump; parachute

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

dive; plunge; plunk (drop steeply)

"Jump" entails doing...:

glide (fly in or as if in a glider plane)

come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "jump"):

sky dive; skydive (jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

jump (descent with a parachute)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Cause to jump or leap

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

jump; leap

Context example:

the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop

Cause:

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The men jump the horses across the field

Sense 12

Meaning:

Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

jump; jump-start; jumpstart

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

start; start up (get going or set in motion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

These cars won't jump

Sense 13

Meaning:

Bypass

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

jump; pass over; skip; skip over

Context example:

He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

drop; leave out; miss; neglect; omit; overleap; overlook; pretermit (leave undone or leave out)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 14

Meaning:

Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

jump; leap

Context example:

jump from one thing to another

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

change; shift; switch (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

jump ((film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another)

Sense 15

Meaning:

Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

alternate; jump

Hypernyms (to "jump" is one way to...):

alter; change; vary (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

Suddenly he jumped to his feet.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The reason for this jump in the impact rate is unknown.

(Moon Data Sheds Light on Earth’s Asteroid Impact History, NASA)

And she now felt quite happy and lighthearted; she put on the shoes and danced and jumped about in them.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The turning points were 1999-2000, when PGR surged from 0.08% to 0.24% (a threefold increase) and 2005-2006, when PGR jumped from 0.4% to 0.72%.

(Is the Global Crisis Triggering Basic Instincts?, BOGDAN FLORIN PAUL)

This gene is involved in the regulation of telomeric repeats and jumping translocation.

(JTB Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Beauty Smith did not jump away.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

This allele, which encodes protein JTB, is involved in jumping translocation.

(JTB wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

That stress can come from: • Injuries • Bruises that you get walking, running or jumping • Wearing shoes that don't fit or aren't made well • Being overweight

(Heel Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Large numbers of the resulting DNA nicks can be lethal to cells and serve as a jumping off point for the development of disease.

(Structural Snapshots of Damaged DNA, NIH)

Joe waited for nothing, waited on nothing, and went on the jump from task to task.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)