to jump
90
2.1
- verb
- /dʒʌmp/
- By comparison, from 1955 to 1965, the growth rate jumped to almost 4 percent.
- jumped by 24 percent
- prices jumped
- sales jumped
Examples
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By 1990, that number jumped to 89, or 40 percent of all new projects approved.
Academic text (1993) -
Ratings just jumped eight points across the board.
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The stock jumped like 23% yesterday.
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During a time of increased educational research, the American public school system jumped on board the intelligence testing movement.
Academic text (2008) -
With this announcement, Delacroy stock has jumped 37% on the big board.
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By 2006, that number had jumped tenfold, reflecting the transformation of the place of law in society.
Academic text (2008) -
In terms of total exports, Argentine sales to Brazil jumped from 4.3% in 1983 to 19% in 1993.
Academic text (1993) -
Thus, Turkey's exports jumped from $1.753 billion in 1977 to $5.746 billion in 1982.
Academic text (1992) -
In the PQLI's most recent iteration in 1995, however, China's score jumped more than ten points to 79.2.
Academic text (1999) -
After the earnings report was released, the stock jumped significantly, increasing its value by 15%.
Synonyms
827
2.0
To make something open or appear quickly
630
1.0
To become greater in amount or strength
607
1.5
To become higher in price or amount
91
3.4
To rise quickly to a very high level, for example prices or temperatures
82
4.1
To rise very quickly to a high level
62
3.4
To rise suddenly and sharply
55
3.7
To rise suddenly and strongly in amount or number
33
3.4
To raise prices or amounts by a lot
29
3.6
To raise a price or fee suddenly by a large amount
25
4.1
Rise quickly to a much higher level
15
4.1
To increase very quickly
4
4.8
Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount
3
3.7
To rise very quickly in amount or value
2
3.8
Rise very quickly to a much higher level
2
5.7
To rise very quickly to a much higher level
2
4.4
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
1
5.9
Rise very quickly, for example prices or demand
1
3.5
To move or act suddenly with more speed for a short time
1
3.4
Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures
1
7.2
To rise suddenly in amount or feeling
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
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
76
3.9
Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information
5
3.7
To start a car engine that has a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
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
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump meaning 'increase suddenly' is a picture word: imagine a number 'leaping' up, because the old meaning is a sudden move, so things that rise fast are said to 'jump'.