to jump
- 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
To become greater in amount or strength
To make something open or appear quickly
To become higher in price or amount
To rise quickly to a very high level, for example prices or temperatures
To rise very quickly in amount or value
To rise very quickly to a high level
To rise suddenly and sharply
To rise suddenly and strongly in amount or number
Rise quickly to a much higher level
To raise a price or fee suddenly by a large amount
To raise prices or amounts by a lot
To increase very quickly
Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount
Rise very quickly, for example prices or demand
To rise very quickly to a much higher level
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
To move or act suddenly with more speed for a short time
Rise very quickly to a much higher level
To rise suddenly in amount or feeling
Rise quickly to a much higher level, for example prices or temperatures
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
- Specialized
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
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
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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'.