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Jump has 27 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a sudden and decisive increase

"a jump in attendance"

2

an abrupt transition

"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

3

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

"The director hated the choppy jump between the peaceful garden and the sudden explosion in the next shot."

4

a sudden involuntary movement

"he awoke with a start"

5

descent with a parachute

"he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"

6

the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

"he advanced in a series of jumps"

"the jumping was unexpected"

7

The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

"He slipped on his tweed jump before heading out to meet the committee."

8

A kind of loose jacket for men.

In plain English: A jump is an action where you push off the ground to go up into the air and then land back down.

"The sudden jump startled everyone in the room."

Usage: Do not use "jump" to mean a loose jacket; that garment is correctly called a "jumper." As a noun, "jump" refers only to the physical act of leaping into the air or moving quickly from one place to another.

Verb
1

move forward by leaps and bounds

"The horse bounded across the meadow"

"The child leapt across the puddle"

"Can you jump over the fence?"

2

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

"She startled when I walked into the room"

3

make a sudden physical attack on

"The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

4

increase suddenly and significantly

"Prices jumped overnight"

5

be highly noticeable

"The sudden spike in his electricity bill really jumped out at me when I compared it to last month's statement."

6

enter eagerly into

"He jumped into the game"

7

rise in rank or status

"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

8

jump down from an elevated point

"the parachutist didn't want to jump"

"every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"

"the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

9

run off or leave the rails

"the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

10

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

"She decided to finally jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute during her upcoming vacation trip."

11

cause to jump or leap

"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

12

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

"After my car wouldn't start in the morning, I had to jump it from a neighbor's vehicle."

13

bypass

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

14

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

"leap into fame"

"jump to a conclusion"

"jump from one thing to another"

15

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

"The stock market price jumped wildly today, soaring during the morning rally before crashing again by noon."

16

To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

"The soccer player jumped high into the air to head the ball over the defender's outstretched arms."

In plain English: To jump is to push yourself off the ground and move through the air before landing again.

Usage: Use "jump" to describe propelling your entire body off the ground quickly, whether you are leaping over an obstacle or starting a game of tag. Do not use it for small movements like hopping on one foot or stepping lightly, which require different verbs.

Adjective
1

Exact; matched; fitting; precise.

"The old key didn't fit the lock, so I had to find a new one that would jump right in without any wiggling."

In plain English: Jump as an adjective means something that is very lively, energetic, or enthusiastic.

"The jump seat on the plane is right behind the cockpit."

Usage: The adjective "jump" is archaic and rarely used in modern English to mean exact or precise; instead, use words like "exact," "precise," or "spot-on." Contemporary speakers should avoid this obsolete usage as it will likely confuse readers rather than convey the intended meaning of accuracy.

Adverb
1

exactly; precisely

"That's not quite right, but you're pretty close to jumping it."

In plain English: To jump means to move suddenly and quickly from one place to another without thinking about it first.

"The ball just jumped over the fence."

Usage: Use "jump" as an adverb only in informal dialects to mean exactly or precisely, such as in the phrase "jump right at it." In standard English, this usage is considered incorrect and should be replaced with words like "exactly" or "precisely."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local baseball team is captained by a player named Jump who has an incredible arm strength."

Example Sentences
"The jump seat on the plane is right behind the cockpit." adj
"The ball just jumped over the fence." adv
"The sudden jump startled everyone in the room." noun
See Also
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Related Terms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
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Origin

The word jump likely originated from Middle Low German or North Germanic roots meaning "to hop, skip, or bounce." It entered English in Middle English as a verb for moving quickly, eventually replacing other words like leap to describe propelling oneself into the air.

Rhyming Words
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