jump
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1.0
- noun
- /dʒʌmp/
- The kids cheered as she made a perfect jump over the puddle.
- long jump
- high jump
- vertical jump
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- Jamie, to his great credit, lasted for six jumps.
- And it worked kind of, at least for the first few jumps.
- And this is going to be the first sweet jump ever before high school crap.
- This is actually winter Wonderland snowboard jumps hyped.
Examples
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There were no stairs and no ladder, but the jump was not far.
Fiction book (1991) -
And the winner of the frog-leaping contest was Hoppy, with a jump of seven feet, 10 inches.
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"It's always good to get the jump when you have the chance.
Fiction book (1991) -
I made a good, clean jump away, but I could feel it.
Fiction book (1990) -
I seemed to have a knack for the jump shot and got pretty good at it.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the running broad jump, he put together the mental and the physical, an unbeatable combination.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nice jump, Spiderman!
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He attempted a difficult jump during the gymnastics competition.
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After a long run, I was finally able to land a clean jump on the trampoline.
Synonyms
42
1.8
A repeated movement where both feet leave the ground to show excitement
40
1.0
To push yourself off the ground using your legs, often in a sport
25
1.0
A quick small jump often on one foot
9
1.3
A quick, strong jump upward or forward
8
2.6
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
7
2.6
A sports event where a person runs and jumps as far as possible
5
1.3
A quick jump forward or upward made with energy
3
3.2
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, and a jump in a row
1
7.7
A small quick jump someone makes when they feel playful
1
7.5
A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle
1
6.6
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
Idioms
- Informal
16
5.0
To start doing something popular because many others do it, often to get an advantage
- Informal
8
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Slang
7
9.4
To start to get worse after a silly or big change, for example in a TV show
- Informal
1
7.8
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Offensive
1
9.9
A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it
- Informal
1
8.3
To join a business or project that is likely to fail even though there are clear risks
Compounds
8
2.6
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
7
4.0
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
3
4.1
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
- Specialized
2
6.8
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
- Jargon
1
9.9
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
1
7.6
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
- Specialized
1
8.5
A sudden change in an electron's energy level when it gains or loses energy
- Specialized
1
7.5
A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle
1
6.6
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
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Etymology
Jump as a noun comes from the verb jump, which began as a word for a quick 'hop' or movement, so a 'jump' is simply the action of pushing off the ground.