Jump word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
[noun] descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
[noun] a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
[noun] (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
[noun] an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
[noun] a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
[verb] go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
[verb] pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"
[verb] rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
[verb] increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
[verb] bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
[verb] enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
[verb] make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
[verb] start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery
[verb] move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
[verb] move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
[verb] cause to jump or leap, as of a trained animal
[verb] run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
[verb] be highly noticeable

\Jump\, n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. {Juppon}.]
(a) A kind of loose jacket for men.
(b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
\Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.] 1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. -- Shak. 2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. ``The jumping chariots.'' --Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. -- Dryden. 3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. ``It jumps with my humor.'' --Shak. {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance.
\Jump\, v. t. 1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. 2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. 3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. -- Shak. 4. (Smithwork)
(a) To join by a butt weld.
(b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset. 5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper. {To jump a claim}, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See {Claim}, n., 3. {To jump one's bail}, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
\Jump\, n. 1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. ``To advance by jumps.'' --Locke. 2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. -- Shak. 3. The space traversed by a leap. 4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault. 5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. {From the jump}, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] {Jump joint}.
(a) A butt joint.
(b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels. {Jump seat}.
(a) A movable carriage seat.
(b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
\Jump\, a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] ``Jump names.'' --B. Jonson.
\Jump\, adv. Exactly; pat.[Obs.] --Shak.

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