jump
♦♦ jump /dʒ'ʌmp/ (jumps jumping jumped)
1 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n, V
If you jump, you bend your knees, push against the ground with your feet, and move quickly upwards into the air.
I jumped over the fence...
I'd jumped seventeen feet six in the long jump, which was a school record...
Whoever heard of a basketball player who doesn't need to jump?
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Jump is also a noun.
She was taking tiny jumps in her excitement.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n, also V
If you jump from something above the ground, you deliberately push yourself into the air so that you drop towards the ground.
He jumped out of a third-floor window...
I jumped the last six feet down to the deck.
= leap
3 [VERB] V n
If you jump something such as a fence, you move quickly up and through the air over or across it.
He jumped the first fence beautifully.
4 [VERB] V prep/adv
If you jump somewhere, you move there quickly and suddenly.
Adam jumped from his seat at the girl's cry...
5 [VERB] V
If something makes you jump, it makes you make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised.
The phone shrilled, making her jump.
6 [VERB] V to/from amount, V by amount, V amount
If an amount or level jumps, it suddenly increases or rises by a large amount in a short time.
Sales jumped from $94 million to over $101 million...
The number of crimes jumped by ten per cent last year...
Shares in Euro Disney jumped 17p.
[N-COUNT] with supp, usu N in n
Jump is also a noun.
...a big jump in energy conservation.
7 [VERB] V n
If someone jumps a queue, they move to the front of it and are served or dealt with before it is their turn. (BRIT)
The prince refused to jump the queue for treatment at the local hospital.
8 [VERB] no cont, V at n
If you jump at an offer or opportunity, you accept it quickly and eagerly.
Members of the public would jump at the chance to become part owners of the corporation.
9 [VERB] V on n
If someone jumps on you, they quickly criticize you if you do something that they do not approve of.
A lot of people jumped on me about that, you know.
10 [VERB] V n
If someone jumps you, they attack you suddenly or unexpectedly. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
Half a dozen sailors jumped him.
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see also bungee jumping, high jump, queue-jumping, queue-jumping, show jumping, triple jump
12 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR n
If you get a jump on something or someone or get the jump on them, you gain an advantage over them. (AM)
Helicopters helped fire crews get a jump on the blaze...
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to jump on the bandwagon: see bandwagon
to jump bail: see bail
to jump to a conclusion: see conclusion
to jump the gun: see gun
to jump for joy: see joyhigh jump
[N-SING] usu the N
The high jump is an athletics event which involves jumping over a raised bar.jump in
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
If you jump in, you act quickly, often without thinking much about what you are doing.
The Government had to jump in and purchase millions of dollars worth of supplies.jump jet (jump jets)
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A jump jet is a jet aircraft that can take off and land vertically.jump jock|ey (jump jockeys)
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A jump jockey is someone who rides horses in races such as steeplechases, where the horses have to jump over obstacles.jump leads /dʒ'ʌmp liːdz/
[N-PLURAL]
Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly. (BRIT; in AM, use jumper cables)jump out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P at n, also V P
If you say that something jumps out at you, you mean that it is easy to notice it because it is different from other things of its type.
A phrase jumped out at me in a piece about copyright.jump rope (jump ropes)
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A jump rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it. (AM; in BRIT, use skipping rope)long jump
[N-SING] the N
The long jump is an athletics contest which involves jumping as far as you can from a marker which you run up to.ski jump (ski jumps)
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A ski jump is a specially-built steep slope covered in snow whose lower end curves upwards. People ski down it and go into the air at the end.tri|ple jump
[N-SING] usu the N
The triple jump is an athletic event in which competitors have to jump as far as they can, and are allowed to touch the ground once with each foot in the course of the jump.wa|ter jump (water jumps)
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A water jump is a fence with a pool of water on the far side of it, which people or horses jump over as part of a race or competition.
1 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n, V
If you jump, you bend your knees, push against the ground with your feet, and move quickly upwards into the air.
I jumped over the fence...
I'd jumped seventeen feet six in the long jump, which was a school record...
Whoever heard of a basketball player who doesn't need to jump?
[N-COUNT]
Jump is also a noun.
She was taking tiny jumps in her excitement.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n, also V
If you jump from something above the ground, you deliberately push yourself into the air so that you drop towards the ground.
He jumped out of a third-floor window...
I jumped the last six feet down to the deck.
= leap
3 [VERB] V n
If you jump something such as a fence, you move quickly up and through the air over or across it.
He jumped the first fence beautifully.
4 [VERB] V prep/adv
If you jump somewhere, you move there quickly and suddenly.
Adam jumped from his seat at the girl's cry...
5 [VERB] V
If something makes you jump, it makes you make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised.
The phone shrilled, making her jump.
6 [VERB] V to/from amount, V by amount, V amount
If an amount or level jumps, it suddenly increases or rises by a large amount in a short time.
Sales jumped from $94 million to over $101 million...
The number of crimes jumped by ten per cent last year...
Shares in Euro Disney jumped 17p.
[N-COUNT] with supp, usu N in n
Jump is also a noun.
...a big jump in energy conservation.
7 [VERB] V n
If someone jumps a queue, they move to the front of it and are served or dealt with before it is their turn. (BRIT)
The prince refused to jump the queue for treatment at the local hospital.
8 [VERB] no cont, V at n
If you jump at an offer or opportunity, you accept it quickly and eagerly.
Members of the public would jump at the chance to become part owners of the corporation.
9 [VERB] V on n
If someone jumps on you, they quickly criticize you if you do something that they do not approve of.
A lot of people jumped on me about that, you know.
10 [VERB] V n
If someone jumps you, they attack you suddenly or unexpectedly. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
Half a dozen sailors jumped him.
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see also bungee jumping, high jump, queue-jumping, queue-jumping, show jumping, triple jump
12 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR n
If you get a jump on something or someone or get the jump on them, you gain an advantage over them. (AM)
Helicopters helped fire crews get a jump on the blaze...
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to jump on the bandwagon: see bandwagon
to jump bail: see bail
to jump to a conclusion: see conclusion
to jump the gun: see gun
to jump for joy: see joyhigh jump
[N-SING] usu the N
The high jump is an athletics event which involves jumping over a raised bar.jump in
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
If you jump in, you act quickly, often without thinking much about what you are doing.
The Government had to jump in and purchase millions of dollars worth of supplies.jump jet (jump jets)
[N-COUNT]
A jump jet is a jet aircraft that can take off and land vertically.jump jock|ey (jump jockeys)
[N-COUNT]
A jump jockey is someone who rides horses in races such as steeplechases, where the horses have to jump over obstacles.jump leads /dʒ'ʌmp liːdz/
[N-PLURAL]
Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly. (BRIT; in AM, use jumper cables)jump out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P at n, also V P
If you say that something jumps out at you, you mean that it is easy to notice it because it is different from other things of its type.
A phrase jumped out at me in a piece about copyright.jump rope (jump ropes)
[N-COUNT]
A jump rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise with it by turning it round and round and jumping over it. (AM; in BRIT, use skipping rope)long jump
[N-SING] the N
The long jump is an athletics contest which involves jumping as far as you can from a marker which you run up to.ski jump (ski jumps)
[N-COUNT]
A ski jump is a specially-built steep slope covered in snow whose lower end curves upwards. People ski down it and go into the air at the end.tri|ple jump
[N-SING] usu the N
The triple jump is an athletic event in which competitors have to jump as far as they can, and are allowed to touch the ground once with each foot in the course of the jump.wa|ter jump (water jumps)
[N-COUNT]
A water jump is a fence with a pool of water on the far side of it, which people or horses jump over as part of a race or competition.