(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."
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
"He slipped on his tweed jump before heading out to meet the committee."
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.
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."
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.
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.
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."
A surname.
"The local baseball team is captained by a player named Jump who has an incredible arm strength."
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.