jump (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 21 senses of the word *jump*:
VERB	motion	jump, leap, bound, spring	move forward by leaps and bounds
motion	jump, startle, start	move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
competition	jump	make a sudden physical attack on
change	jump	increase / increase suddenly and significantly
stative	jump, leap out, jump out, stand out, stick out	be highly noticeable / noticeable
competition	jump	enter eagerly into
change	jump, rise, climb up	rise in rank or status
motion	jump, leap, jump off	jump down from an elevated point
motion	jump, derail	run off or leave the rails
motion	jump, chute, parachute	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
motion	jump, leap	cause to jump or leap
motion	jump, jumpstart, jump-start	start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
cognition	jump, pass over, skip, skip over	bypass
change	jump, leap	pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another
change	jump, alternate	go back and forth
NOUN	event	jump, leap	a sudden and decisive increase / increase / increase
event	jump, leap, saltation	an abrupt transition
communication	jump	(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
act	jump, startle, start	a sudden involuntary movement
act	jump, parachuting	descent with a parachute
act	jump, jumping	the act of jumping

jump > pronunciation
Sounds	jhah'mp
Rhymes	bump ... trump: 18 rhymes with ahmp...

English > *jump*: 21 senses > noun 1, event
Meaning	A sudden and decisive increase / increase / increase.
Example	"a jump in attendance"
Synonym	leap
Narrower	quantum leap, quantum jump	A sudden large increase / increase / increase or advance
Broader	increase	A change resulting in an increase / increase
Spanish	ascenso, aumento, subida
Catalan	ascens, augment, pujada
Verbs	jump	increase / increase suddenly and significantly

English > *jump*: 21 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	An abrupt transition.
Synonyms	leap, saltation
Narrower	quantum jump	(physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
Broader	transition	A change from one place or state or subject / subject or stage / stage to another
Spanish	brinco, giro, salto
Catalan	salt
Verbs	jump	rise in rank or status

English > *jump*: 21 senses > noun 3, communication
Meaning	(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another.
Broader	transition	A passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Spanish	salto de montaje, salto
Catalan	salt
Verbs	jump	pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another

English > *jump*: 21 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	A sudden involuntary movement.
Synonyms	startle, start
Narrower	startle reflex, Moro reflex	A normal reflex of young infants
	startle response, startle reaction	A complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise)
	wince, flinch	A reflex response to sudden pain
Broader	reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction	An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Spanish	respingo
Adjectives	jumpy	causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Verbs	jump	move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

English > *jump*: 21 senses > noun 5, act
Meaning	descent with a parachute.
Synonym	parachuting
Narrower	skydiving	Performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute
Broader	descent	The act of changing your location in a downward direction
Spanish	paracaidismo, salto
Catalan	paracaigudisme
Verbs	jump	jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

English > *jump*: 21 senses > noun 6, act
Meaning	The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground.
Examples	"he advanced in a series of jumps" "the jumping was unexpected"
Synonym	jumping
Narrower	capriole	(dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
	header	A headlong jump (or fall)
	hop	The act of hopping
	jumping up and down	Jumping in one spot (as in excitement / excitement)
	leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce	A light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
	vault, hurdle	The act of jumping over an obstacle
Broader	propulsion, actuation	The act of propelling
Spanish	salto
Catalan	salt
Verbs	jump	move forward by leaps and bounds

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move forward by leaps and bounds.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The horses jump across the field
Example	"Can you jump over the fence?"
Synonyms	leap, bound, spring
Caused by	jump, leap	Cause to jump or leap
Narrower	bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet	spring back
	bounce	leap suddenly
	burst	Move suddenly, energetically, or violently
	caper	Jump about playfully
	capriole	Perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
	curvet	Perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
	galumph	Move around heavily and clumsily
	hop, skip, hop-skip	Jump lightly
	hop	make a jump forward or upward
	leapfrog	Jump across
	pronk	Jump straight up
	saltate	leap or skip / skip, often in dancing
	ski jump	jump on skis
	vault	Bound vigorously
	vault, overleap	Jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
See also	jump on	get up on the back of
Spanish	botar, brincar, saltar
Catalan	abalançar-se, botar, precipitar-se, saltar
Nouns	jump, jumping	the act of jumping

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	startle, start
Narrower	boggle	startle with amazement or fear
	jackrabbit	go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
	rear back	start with anger or resentment or in protest
	shy	start suddenly, as from fright
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Spanish	brincar, saltar, sobresaltar
Catalan	botar, fer un bot, saltar, sobresaltar, sobtar-se
Nouns	jump	a sudden involuntary movement

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 3, competition
Meaning	make a sudden physical attack on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
Broader	assail, assault, set on, attack	attack someone physically or emotionally
Spanish	abalanzarse, lanzarse

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	increase / increase suddenly and significantly.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"Prices jumped overnight"
Broader	wax, mount, climb, rise	go up or advance
Spanish	subir
Catalan	pujar
Nouns	jump	a sudden and decisive increase / increase / increase

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 5, stative
Meaning	Be highly noticeable / noticeable.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; It ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	leap out, jump out, stand out, stick out
Broader	look, appear, seem	Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Spanish	destacar, sobresalir
Catalan	cantar, destacar, sobresortir

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 6, competition
Meaning	Enter eagerly into.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"He jumped into the game"
Broader	enter, participate	Become a participant

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 7, change
Meaning	Rise in rank or status.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
Synonyms	rise, climb up
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Spanish	ascender, escalar, subir
Catalan	escalar, pujar
Nouns	jump	an abrupt transition

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 8, motion
Meaning	Jump down from an elevated point.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"the parachutist didn't want to jump" "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"
Synonyms	leap, jump off
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 9, motion
Meaning	Run off or leave the rails.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonym	derail
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
Spanish	descarrilar
Catalan	descarrilar

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 10, motion
Meaning	Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	chute, parachute
Entails	descend, fall, go down, come down	Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Entails	glide	fly in or as if in a glider plane
Narrower	sky dive, skydive	Jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
Broader	dive, plunge, plunk	Drop steeply
Nouns	jump	descent with a parachute

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 11, motion
Meaning	Cause to jump or leap.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The men jump the horses across the field
Example	"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
Synonym	leap
Cause to	jump, leap, bound, spring	Move forward by leaps and bounds
Spanish	hacer saltar, saltar
Catalan	fer saltar, saltar

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 12, motion
Meaning	start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	These cars won't jump
Synonyms	jumpstart, jump-start
Broader	start, start up	get going or set in motion
Spanish	saltar

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 13, cognition
Meaning	Bypass.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	pass over, skip, skip over
Broader	neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap	Leave undone or leave out
Spanish	circunvalar, saltarse, saltar
Catalan	saltar-se, saltar

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 14, change
Meaning	Pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"jump to a conclusion" "jump from one thing to another"
Synonym	leap
Broader	switch, shift, change	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Spanish	saltar
Nouns	jump	(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

English > *jump*: 21 senses > verb 15, change
Meaning	go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	alternate
Broader	change, alter, vary	Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics / characteristics or essence
Spanish	alternar, saltar
Catalan	alternar, saltar

HyperDic: jump