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jump

noun
  1. the act of jumping
    jumping
  2. descent with a parachute
    parachuting
  3. a sudden involuntary movement
    startstartle
  4. (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
  5. an abrupt transition
    saltation
  6. a sudden and decisive increase
    “a jump in attendance”
    leap
verb
  1. go back and forth
    alternate
  2. rise in rank or status
    “My new novel jumped high on the bestseller list.”
    riseclimb up
  3. increase suddenly and significantly
    “Prices jumped overnight”
  4. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
    leap
  5. bypass
    skip
  6. enter eagerly into
    “We jumped into the game.”
  7. make a sudden physical attack on
    “The muggers jumped the couple coming out of the gallery.”
  8. start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
    jump-start
  9. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
    startstartle
  10. move forward by leaps and bounds
    spring
  11. cause to jump or leap
    “the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop”
    leap
  12. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
    chuteparachute
  13. run off or leave the rails
    derail
  14. jump down from an elevated point
    “the parachutist didn't want to jump”
    leap
  15. be highly noticeable
    stick outstand outleap outjump out