jumentous
jumentous

jump


Definition: Meaning of, jump in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒʌmp /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
jumping jumps
  1. upwards [intransitive] to push yourself up into the air, or over or away from something etc using your legs
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  2. upwards [transitive] to go over or across something by jumping
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  3. downwards [intransitive] to let yourself drop from a place that is above the ground
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  4. move fast [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly or suddenly in a particular direction [=  leap]
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  5. in fear/surprise [intransitive] to make a quick sudden movement because you are surprised or frightened
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  6. increase [intransitive] to increase or improve suddenly and by a large amount
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  7. keep changing [intransitive and transitive] to change quickly and often from one idea, place, position etc to another - used to show disapproval
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  8. miss a stage [intransitive and transitive] to move suddenly to a further part of a book, discussion, leaving out the part in between
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  9. machine [intransitive] if a machine or piece of equipment jumps, it moves suddenly because something is wrong with it
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  10. attack [transitive] informal to attack someone suddenly
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  11. jump to conclusions to form an opinion about something before you have all the facts
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  12. jump the gun to start doing something too soon, especially without thinking about it carefully
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  13. jump for joy to be extremely happy and pleased
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  14. jump down somebody's throat informal to suddenly speak angrily to someone
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  15. jump the queue British English to go in front of others who are already waiting in a line - used to show disapproval
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  16. jump through hoops to do a series of things that are difficult or annoying, but that are necessary in order to achieve something
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  17. jump ship to leave an organization that you are working for, especially in order to join another
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  18. jump ship to leave a ship on which you are working as a sailor, without permission
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  19. jump bail to leave a town, city, or country where a court of law has ordered you to stay until your TRIAL 1 ( 1)
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  20. jump to it! spoken used to order someone to do something immediately
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  21. (go) jump in a lake! spoken used to rudely tell someone to go away
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  22. jump the rails British English American English if a train jumps the rails, it suddenly goes off the metal tracks it is moving along
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  23. jump a light also jump the lights to drive through red TRAFFIC LIGHTS without stopping
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  24. jump a train especially American English to travel on a train, especially a FREIGHT TRAIN, without paying
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  25. car [transitive] American English to JUMP-START a car
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  26. sex [transitive] spoken not polite to have sex with someone
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jump jumps
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  1. up an act of pushing yourself suddenly up into the air using your legs [=  leap]
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  2. down an act of letting yourself drop from a place that is above the ground
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  3. increase a sudden large increase in an amount or value
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  4. progress especially British English a large or sudden change, especially one that improves things
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  5. with a jump British English if you wake, sit up etc with a jump, you do it very suddenly because you are surprised or shocked
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  6. keep/stay etc a jump ahead (of somebody) British English informal to keep your advantage over the people you are competing with by always being the first to do or know something new
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  7. something you jump over a fence, gate, or wall that a person or horse has to jump over in a race or competition
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  8. get a jump on somebody/something American English informal to gain an advantage, especially by doing something earlier than usual or earlier than someone else
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jump used in phrases

  • Harrier jump jet
    1. a British military plane that can take off and land by going straight up or down. The Royal Navy use the Sea Harrier which is very similar.
  • Johnny-jump-up (noun)
    1. a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
    2. common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
  • broad jump (noun)
    1. the broad jump the LONG JUMP
  • get the jump (verb)
    1. be there first
  • high jump (noun)
    1. the high jump a sports event in which someone runs and jumps over a bar that is raised higher each time they jump
    2. be (in) for the high jump British English informal if someone is for the high jump, they will be punished for something they have done wrong
  • hop-step-and-jump (noun)
    1. an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement
  • jump ball (noun)
    1. the act of throwing the ball up in a game of BASKETBALL, so that one player from each team can try to gain control of it
  • jump cut (noun)
    1. an immediate transition from one scene to another
  • jump for joy (verb)
    1. feel extreme happiness or elation
  • jump jet (noun)
    1. an aircraft that can take off and land by going straight up and down
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jump used in phrasal verbs

  • jump at (phrasal verb)
    1. jump at something to take an opportunity that is offered to you in a very enthusiastic way
  • jump in (phrasal verb)
    1. to become involved in a situation very quickly
    2. jump in with both feet to become involved in something without thinking carefully about it
  • jump into (phrasal verb)
    1. jump into something to become involved in a situation very quickly
    2. jump into bed with someone to have sex with someone who you have just met
  • jump off (phrasal verb)
    1. jump off the page if words or pictures jump off the page, they are the first thing that you notice
  • jump on (phrasal verb)
    1. jump on someone to criticize someone severely
    2. jump on someone same as jump1 (sense 7)
  • jump out at (phrasal verb)
    1. jump out at someone if something jumps out at you, you notice it immediately
  • jump up (phrasal verb)
    1. jump up and down informal to be very angry, excited, or enthusiastic
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Pronunciation: ʌnˈɡɑːdɪd
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