JUMP

Definition of JUMP

  1. (verb)move forward by leaps and bounds
  2. (verb)move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  3. (verb)make a sudden physical attack on
  4. (verb)increase suddenly and significantly
  5. (verb)be highly noticeable
  6. (verb)enter eagerly into
  7. (verb)rise in rank or status
  8. (verb)jump down from an elevated point
  9. (verb)run off or leave the rails
  10. (verb)jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
  11. (verb)cause to jump or leap
  12. (verb)start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
  13. (verb)bypass
  14. (verb)pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
  15. (verb)go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
  16. (noun)a sudden and decisive increase
  17. (noun)an abrupt transition
  18. (noun)(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
  19. (noun)a sudden involuntary movement
  20. (noun)descent with a parachute
  21. (noun)the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground