to jump
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4.1
- verb
- /dʒʌmp/
:
destacar
- In the crowd, her cheerful outfit seemed to jump out from all the gray coats.
That just jumped off the page at me.
- That just jumped off the page at me.
- When I watch him on TV, he jumps out of the screen.
- No, nothing really jumps out at you as one thing.
- It's not, it doesn't jump out, but it's a important case.
- Look at my eyes, look at how the pigment is just like jumping right out at you.
- I would say treacherous, Treacherous and wish granting are the ones that jump out at me the most.
Examples
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The words "FROM THE PAST" jump out of the exhaust as the jet momentarily shakes.
Fiction book (1999) -
When I watch him on TV, he jumps out of the screen.
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I say, I wonder what made it jump out.
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That just jumped off the page at me.
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Even after all this time, my heart still jumps out of my chest when you walk in every morning.
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Well, don't put words in my mouth, but two things jump out at me here.
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More than a decade into the project, some startling results jumped out at them.
Academic text (2007) -
"What immediately jumped out at me was the correlation with rainfall," he says.
Academic text (2004) -
The bright colors on the canvas jump out to anyone who walks by.
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The new sales numbers jumped out at the team during the meeting.
Synonyms
244
3.2
To be easy to notice because you are different or better
34
3.0
To be easy to notice because it is different
23
3.4
Easy to notice because it looks different or bright
11
3.9
Get a lot of attention in an exciting way
9
6.1
Become more noticed or important in a situation
2
3.9
To be very noticeable and attract attention
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
20
5.0
To start doing something popular because many others do it, often to get an advantage
- Informal
4
8.2
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Slang
4
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
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
46
3.9
Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information
1
3.7
To start a car engine that has a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
Compounds
4
2.6
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
- Specialized
3
4.1
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
2
4.0
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
1
6.8
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 Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump meaning 'stand out' comes from the old idea of something that 'leaps' into view, so when something 'jumps' off the page it is easy to notice.