jump
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1.0
- noun
- /dʒʌmp/
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sobresalto
- Vera turned her head, gave a startled jump, and moved more quickly along the hall.
- a jump scare
- stomach jump
- heart jump
And all three judges kind of did a jump back.
- And all three judges kind of did a jump back.
Examples
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Did you see that jump?
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The sudden loud noise made everyone in the classroom experience a brief jump in their seats.
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As soon as he realized Mat had seen him, he gave a jump.
Fiction book (1992) -
And that basically means that like the phone ringing would make me jump and sometimes cry, sirens, things like that.
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Food prices are poised for a big jump as harvest approaches this year, too.
Blog text (32) -
I could see a muscle jump in his jaw as he clenched his teeth.
Fiction book (1999) -
The buffalo gave a startled jump as another dart slapped into its side.
Fiction book (1990) -
When she saw the snake, she let out a startled jump and ran away.
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His heart gave a little jump when he heard the unexpected news.
Synonyms
107
1.0
A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling
64
3.8
A sudden hard movement that shocks or surprises you
34
2.9
A sudden quick movement to escape or reach something
34
1.0
A sudden small movement caused by surprise or fear
A quick change in your body and feelings when something suddenly surprises you, like a loud noise
A baby's quick arm and leg movement after a loud noise
A sudden energetic jump, for example over a fence
A sudden jolt that makes things shake
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
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 Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump meaning a sudden involuntary movement comes from the word's old sense of a quick motion, so a 'jump' is the little move your body makes when it is shocked or frightened.