to jump
- verb
- /dʒʌmp/
- I think I'm ready to jump now.
- jump up and down
- jump rope
- jump out of bed
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Watch on YouTubeThe 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 leap down from a high place
To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike
To move by light hops in a playful way
To jump out suddenly from a hiding place to surprise someone
To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing
To jump up quickly and lightly
To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump
To jump over an obstacle, often using the hands or a pole for support
Get off a bus or leave a call quickly
Jump onto a surface like a table or bed
To move forward in large jumping steps
To jump lightly from one side to the other using small jumps
To jump across an obstacle like a fence or wall
To jump high into the air while doing a sport or trick
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
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
- 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
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
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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'.