jump
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- n a sudden and decisive increase
a jump in attendance - n an abrupt transition
- n (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
- n a sudden involuntary movement
- n descent with a parachute
- n the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
he advanced in a series of jumps
the jumping was unexpected - v move forward by leaps and bounds
Can you jump over the fence? - v move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- v make a sudden physical attack on
The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat - v increase suddenly and significantly
Prices jumped overnight - v be highly noticeable
- v enter eagerly into
He jumped into the game - v rise in rank or status
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list - v jump down from an elevated point
the parachutist didn't want to jump
every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge - v run off or leave the rails
- v jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
- v cause to jump or leap
the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop - v start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
- v bypass
- v pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
jump to a conclusion
jump from one thing to another - v go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
- This morning the Department of Commerce reported (PDF) that housing starts jumped 22% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000.
- High JumpCroatiaAge: 24 The current world champion in high jump.
- Ever since the Greeks, athletes have been trying to see how far and high they can jump.