Jump

Verb

 * 1)  To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
 * 2)  To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
 * 3)  To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
 * 4)  To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
 * 5)  To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
 * 6)  To move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward.
 * 7)  To attack suddenly and violently.
 * 8)  To force to jump.
 * 9)  To move the distance between two opposing subjects.

Noun

 * 1) An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
 * 2) An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
 * 3) An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
 * 4) An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
 * 5) A jumping move in a board game.
 * 6)  An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.
 * 7)  An early start or an advantage.
 * 8)  A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

Adverb

 * 1)  exactly; precisely

Adjectives for Jump
daring; awkward; high; corkscrew; vehement.

Adverbs for Jump
nimbly; lightly; lumberingly; daringly; threateningly; smartly; gingerly; awkwardly; precipitately; rashly; gallantly; gracefully ; thoughtlessly; agilely.

Thesaurus
bail out, ballooning, barge, barricade, be startled, beat a retreat, blitz, bloating, bob, bobble, boggle, bolt, boom, boost, bounce, bound, bowl along, breach, break, break away, break jail, break loose, broad jump, broadening, buck, buckjump, buildup, bulge, bump, bundle, bushwhack, bypass, caesura, caper, capriole, catch, catch at, cavort, chatter, clamber, clear, clear out, clearance, climb, climbing, clop, clump, coign of vantage, come at, come down on, crack down on, crescendo, curvet, cut, cut and run, cut loose, decamp, demivolt, depart, descend on, descend upon, desert, desire, development, didder, discontinuity, disregard, distance between, double space, drag, draw first blood, drop, edema, edge, elevation, elope, em space, en space, enlargement, escalade, escalate, escalation, escape, escape prison, evade, expansion, extension, fall on, fall upon, falter, fasten upon, fence, fight shy, flee, flight, flinch, flood, flounce, fly, fly the coop, flying jump, flying start, foot, footfall, footslog, footstep, fountain, freeboard, fugitate, gain, galliard, gambol, gang up on, gap, gelandesprung, get away, get clear of, get free, get out, get out of, gloss over, go AWOL, go at, go for, goldbrick, goof off, grab, grab at, grand jete, greatening, growth, gush, gyring up, hair space, half space, halt, handspring, harry, have an ague, have at, head start, hiatus, high jump, hike, hippety-hop, hit, hit like lightning, hitch, hobble, hole, hoofbeat, hop, hurdle, hustle, ignore, increase, increment, inflation, inside track, interim, intermediate space, interruption, interspace, interstice, interval, jack up, jactitate, jar, jerk, jet, jete, jib, jig, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump a mile, jump at, jump bail, jump on, jump over, jump shot, jump turn, jump-hop, jump-off, lacuna, land on, lavolta, lay about one, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay on, leap, leap over, leapfrog, leave, leave loose ends, leave out, leave undone, leeway, let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, levant, levitation, light into, limp, long jump, lop, lumber, lunge, lurch, make a getaway, make off, make war on, malinger, margin, mince, miss, morris, mount, mounting, move, mug, multiplication, negotiate, obstacle, obstruction, odds, omit, overjump, overleap, overlook, overskip, pace, paddle, panic, parachute, pass, pass by, pass over, pass up, peg, piaffe, piaffer, pitch into, plod, pole vault, pounce, pounce on, pounce upon, pound, prance, pretermit, procrastinate, productiveness, proliferation, put up, quake, quaver, quiver, rack, rail, raise, rebuke, recoil, reprimand, rift, rise, rising, rocketing up, roll, room, run, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, run off, running broad jump, running high jump, running start, sail into, saltation, sashay, saunter, saut de basque, scramble for, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, seize on, set on, set upon, shake, shamble, shirk, shiver, shock, shooting up, show the heels, shudder, shuffle, shy, sidle, single space, single-foot, skedaddle, ski jump, skip, skip out, skip over, sky-dive, slack, slink, slip the cable, slip the collar, slither, slog, slouch, snap at, snatch, snatch at, snowballing, soaring, solo, something extra, something in reserve, space, space between, spasm, spout, spread, spring, spring upon, spurt, square up, stagger, stalk, stamp, stampede, start, start aside, start up, startle, steeplechase, step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, strike, stroll, strut, stump, surge, surprise, swagger, swelling, swing, swoop down on, swoop down upon, take French leave, take flight, take the offensive, take to flight, take wing, takeoff, taking off, test flight, time interval, tittup, toddle, totter, tour jete, traipse, tread, tremble, trifle, trip, trudge, tumescence, turn tail, twitch, twitter, up, upclimb, upcoming, updive, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upper hand, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspring, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, uptrend, upturn, vantage, vantage ground, vantage point, vault, vibrate, waddle, wade into, wamble, waxing, whip hand, widening, wiggle, wince, wobble, zooming, Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, aggrandizement, airlift, amble, ambush, amplification, anabasis, and jump, appreciation, ascension, ascent, assail, assault, attack, augmentation, avoid,

Etymology
From jumpen:, probably of  or  origin. Cognate with gumpen:,  gumpen:,  gumpen:,  gumpe:, SV undefined gumpa:,  gimpe:,  jumpren:, jumbren:. Related to.

Synonyms

 * : leap,spring
 * : jump down, jump off
 * : skydive
 * : flinch, jerk, jump out of one's skin, leap out of one's skin, twitch

Derived terms

 * jumped-up
 * jumper
 * jumpily
 * jumpy
 * jump about
 * jump around
 * jump at
 * jump down
 * jump in
 * jump in one's skin
 * jump leads
 * jump off
 * jump on


 * jump out
 * jump out at
 * jump up
 * jump out of one's skin
 * jump rope
 * jump seat
 * jump ship
 * jump shot
 * jump-start
 * jump suit
 * jump the gun
 * jump the shark


 * high jump
 * hop, skip and jump
 * jump rope


 * long jump
 * triple jump
 * Walleye jump

Synonyms

 * leap
 * flinch, jerk, twitch
 * flinch, jerk, twitch
 * flinch, jerk, twitch

Verb

 * American Sign Language:
 * Arabic: قفز
 * Armenian: ցատկել,
 * Basque: jauzi egin, salto egin
 * Catalan: saltar
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hindi: कूदना
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 跳ぶ, ジャンプする


 * Latgalian:
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian: lēkt, lēkāt
 * Lithuanian: šokti, šokinėti
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: پریدن, جهیدن
 * Polish: skakać / skoczyć
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: (impf),  ; скакать, скакнуть
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Sicilian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: hoppa
 * Telugu: దూకు (dooku)
 * Urdu: کودنا
 * Welsh: ,


 * Basque: jauzi egin, salto egin
 * Catalan: saltar
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: hypätä (alas)
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (とびおりる, tobioriru)
 * Norwegian:


 * Persian: پایین پریدن
 * Polish: skakać / skoczyć
 * Romanian: sări, sălta
 * Russian: (impf),  ; спрыгивать (impf), спрыгнуть
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: hoppa


 * Basque: jauzi egin, salto egin
 * Catalan: saltar
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: springen (parachutespringen)
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:


 * Polish: skakać / skoczyć
 * Romanian: sări
 * Russian: (impf),  ; спрыгивать (impf), спрыгнуть
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: hoppa


 * Danish: spjætte, fare sammen
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Norwegian: skvette
 * Polish: podskoczyć
 * Romanian: tresări


 * Russian: вскакивать, вскочить ; подпрыгивать , подпрыгнуть ; , вздрогнуть
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: skočiti, poskočiti
 * Swedish: hoppa till, hoppa


 * Basque: jauzi egin, salto egin
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:


 * Romanian: sări (peste)
 * Russian: (impf), перепрыгнуть ; перескакивать, перескочить
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: hoppa, hoppa över


 * Danish: springe over
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: (とびこす, tobikosu)
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: smita före, gå förbi

Noun

 * Basque: jauzi,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Latvian: lēciens


 * Lithuanian: šuolis
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish: skok
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian: ,
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: hopp


 * Basque: jauzi,
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:


 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish: skok
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: hopp


 * Basque: jauzi,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian:, ,


 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian:
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: hopp


 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: sätky
 * Irish:


 * Norwegian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: ,
 * Swedish: hopp


 * Basque: jauzi,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian:


 * Russian:
 * Serbian: preskok,
 * Slovene: preskok
 * Swedish: hopp


 * Swedish: hopp