to jump
- verb
- /dʒʌmp/
- I think I'm ready to jump now.
- jump up and down
- jump rope
- jump out of bed
The day that it's born, it can run, can jump, can feed.
- The day that it's born, it can run, can jump, can feed.
- Hold this and jump in the water, OK?
- I'm soft, sometimes I can jump and I love a nap.
- And then this girl next to me jumps up and yells I'm finished.
- I think I'm ready to jump now.
- I'm blasting through space, start jumping, just mock speed.
- We like to twerk and and jump and and scream.
Examples
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Hold this and jump in the water, OK?
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I do feel like I can run faster, jump higher, walk longer.
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The day that it's born, it can run, can jump, can feed.
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"But it's really easy for me to jump out of bed in the morning.
Academic text (1994) -
And that business about jumping in the lake, it really did happen.
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The crowds become active participants, dancing, singing, and jumping to the sound and performance.
Academic text (1995) -
If his father saw him jump, he would laugh and jump himself to make Uwe laugh.
Fiction book (1990) -
One board member even removed her shoes and jumped onto the DDR pads to play with the students.
Academic text (2012) -
Forgetting to be cool, I'm thrilled and jump up and down, waving the club.
Academic text (1991) -
You should jump over the puddle so you don't get wet.
Synonyms
To move quickly away from a surface after hitting it, moving up and down in a springy way
To jump quickly from one place to another or make something jump
To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing
To leap down from a high place
To move by light hops in a playful way
To jump over an obstacle, often using the hands or a pole for support
To move forward in large jumping steps
To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike
To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump
Get off a bus or leave a call quickly
To jump up quickly and lightly
Jump onto a surface like a table or bed
To jump out suddenly from a hiding place to surprise someone
To jump lightly from one side to the other using small jumps
To jump high into the air while doing a sport or trick
To jump across an obstacle like a fence or wall
To move or grow upward quickly
To jump very high in sports like skiing, snowboarding, or skateboarding
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To start doing something popular because many others do it, often to get an advantage
- Informal
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Slang
To start to get worse after a silly or big change, for example in a TV show
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Offensive
A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it
- Informal
To join a business or project that is likely to fail even though there are clear risks
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information
To start a car engine that has a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
Compounds
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
- Specialized
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Jargon
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
- Specialized
A sudden change in an electron's energy level when it gains or loses energy
- Specialized
A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump probably comes from an old short word meaning 'to hop' or from the quick sound people used for a sudden movement, so think of a fast push off the ground to remember the verb 'jump'.