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Complete Definition of "jump"

English

Verb
en-verb

intransitive To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
intransitive To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
intransitive To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
intransitive To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
intransitive To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
transitive To move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward.
transitive To attack suddenly and violently.
transitive To force to jump.

#:The rider jumped the horse over the fence.

Synonyms
italbrac|propel oneself upwards: leap
italbrac|cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall: jump down, jump off
italbrac|employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location: skydive
italbrac|react to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body violently: flinch, jerk, jump out of one's skin, leap out of one's skin, twitch

Related terms

jumpy
jumpily
jump about
jump around
jump at
jump down
mid
jump in
jump off
jump on
jump out
jump out at
jump up

Derived terms
See also jumped, jumper and jumping

rel-top3|terms derived from jump
jumper
jump leads
jump out of one's skin
jump rope
rel-mid3
jump seat
jump ship
jump shot
jump-start
rel-mid3
jump suit
jump the gun
jump the shark
jumped-up
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Translations
trans-top|propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne
Danish: springe, hoppe
Dutch: springen, opspringen
Finnish: hypÃ¤tÃ¤
French: t+|fr|sauter
Italian: t+|it|saltare
Japanese: JAchar|è·³ã�¶ (ã�¨ã�¶ tobu), JAchar|[[ã�¸ã�£ã�³ã��ã��{{trans-mid
ã��]]}} (janpusuru)
Norwegian: t+|no|hoppe
Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (prÃ½gat') (impf), Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (prÃ½gnut') pf; Ñ�ÐºÐ°ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ñ� (skakÃ¡t') impf, Ñ�ÐºÐ°ÐºÐ½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (skaknÃºt') pf
Slovene: skoÄ�iti
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trans-top|cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward
Danish: springe, hoppe
Dutch: springen
Finnish: hypÃ¤tÃ¤ (alas)
French: t+|fr|sauter
Italian: t+|it|saltare
Japanese: JAchar|é£�ã�³é��ã��ã�� (ã�¨ã�³ã��ã��ã��, tobioriru)
trans-mid
Norwegian: t+|no|hoppe
Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (prÃ½gat') (impf), Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (prÃ½gnut') pf; Ñ�Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (sprÃ½givat') (impf), Ñ�Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (sprÃ½gnut') pf
Slovene: skoÄ�iti
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trans-top|employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location
Danish: springe
Dutch: springen (parachutespringen)
Finnish: hypÃ¤tÃ¤
Norwegian: t+|no|hoppe
trans-mid
Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (prÃ½gat') (impf), Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (prÃ½gnut') pf; Ñ�Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (sprÃ½givat') (impf), Ñ�Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (sprÃ½gnut') pf
Slovene: skoÄ�iti
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trans-top|react to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body violently
Danish: spjÃ¦tte, fare sammen
Dutch: opspringen, opschrikken
Finnish: hÃ¤tkÃ¤htÃ¤Ã¤
French: t|fr|sursauter
Norwegian: t|no|skvette
trans-mid
Russian: Ð²Ñ�ÐºÐ°ÐºÐ¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (vskÃ¡kivat') impf, Ð²Ñ�ÐºÐ¾Ñ�Ð¸Ñ�Ñ� (vskoÄ�Ãit') pf; Ð¿Ð¾Ð´Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (podprÃ½givat') impf, [Ð¿Ð¾Ð´Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�]] (podprÃ½gnut') pf; Ð²Ð·Ð´Ñ�Ð°Ð³Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (vzdrÃ¡givat') impf, Ð²Ð·Ð´Ñ�Ð¾Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (vzdrÃ³gnut') pf
Slovene: skoÄ�iti, poskoÄ�iti
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trans-top|employ a move in certain board games in which one piece moves over another
Danish: springe
Dutch: springen, zetten
Finnish: hypÃ¤tÃ¤
Norwegian: t+|no|hoppe over
trans-mid
Russian: Ð¿ÐµÑ�ÐµÐ¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (p'er'eprÃ½givat') (impf), Ð¿ÐµÑ�ÐµÐ¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð³Ð½Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (p'er'eprÃ½gnut') pf; Ð¿ÐµÑ�ÐµÑ�ÐºÐ°ÐºÐ¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (p'er'eskÃ¡kivat') impf, Ð¿ÐµÑ�ÐµÑ�ÐºÐ¾Ñ�Ð¸Ñ�Ñ� (p'er'eskoÄ�Ãt') pf
Slovene: preskoÄ�iti
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Noun
en-noun

An instance of propelling oneself into the air.
An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
A jumping move in a board game.
context|sports|horses An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.

Synonyms
italbrac|instance of propelling oneself into the air: leap
italbrac|instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location
italbrac|instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location:
italbrac|instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body: flinch, jerk, twitch

Derived terms

high jump
hop, skip and jump
jump rope
long jump
triple jump

Translations
trans-top|instance of propelling oneself into the air
Danish: spring n, hop n
Dutch: sprong m
Finnish: hyppy
French: t+|fr|saut|m
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|salto|m
Kurdish: KUchar|Ø¨Ø§Ø²
Norwegian: t+|no|hopp|n}, {{t+|no|sprang|n}, Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð¶Ð¾Ðº (pryÅ¾Ã³k) {{m, Ñ�ÐºÐ°Ñ�Ð¾Ðº (skaÄ�Ã³k) m
Slovene: skok m
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trans-top|instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location
Danish: spring n, hop n
Dutch: sprong m
Finnish: hyppy
French: t+|fr|saut|m
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|salto|m
Norwegian: t+|no|hopp|n}, {{t+|no|sprang|n}, Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð¶Ð¾Ðº (pryÅ¾Ã³k) {{m
Slovene: skok m
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trans-top|instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location
Danish: spring n
Dutch: sprong m
Finnish: hyppy
trans-mid
Norwegian: t+|no|hopp|n}, {{t+|no|sprang|n}, Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð¶Ð¾Ðº (pryÅ¾Ã³k) {{m
Slovene: skok m
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trans-top|instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body
Danish: spjÃ¦t n
Dutch: sprong m
Finnish: sÃ¤tky
trans-mid
Norwegian: t+|no|skvetting|m} Slovene: skok {{m, poskok m
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trans-top|jumping move in a board game
Danish: spring n
Dutch: sprong m
Finnish: hyppy
trans-mid
Norwegian: t+|no|sprang|n} Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ñ�Ð¶Ð¾Ðº (pryÅ¾Ã³k) {{m
Slovene: preskok m
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Adverb
jump

obsolete exactly; precisely

Quotations
#: "Thus twice before, and jump at this dead hour,
#:With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch."'' - Marcellus, in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 1, l 64-65

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Revision and Credits for"jump"
2007-12-13 16:32 - Algrif - /* Noun */ + defn Full Revision History
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