jumping Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
noun the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
-
noun the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
jump.
- he advanced in a series of jumps
- the jumping was unexpected
-
verb move forward by leaps and bounds
jump; spring; leap; bound.
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
-
verb move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
jump; start; startle.
- She startled when I walked into the room
-
verb make a sudden physical attack on
jump.
- The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat
-
verb increase suddenly and significantly
jump.
- Prices jumped overnight
-
verb be highly noticeable
jump; jump out; stick out; leap out; stand out.
-
verb enter eagerly into
jump.
- He jumped into the game
-
verb rise in rank or status
jump; climb up; rise.
- Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
-
verb jump down from an elevated point
jump; leap; jump off.
- the parachutist didn't want to jump
- every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge
- the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
-
verb run off or leave the rails
jump; derail.
- the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
-
verb jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
parachute; jump; chute.
-
verb cause to jump or leap
jump; leap.
- the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
-
verb start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
jump; jumpstart; jump-start.
-
verb bypass
jump; pass over; skip over; skip.
- He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
-
verb pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
jump; leap.
- leap into fame
- jump to a conclusion
- jump from one thing to another
-
verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump; alternate.
WordNet
Jump"ing participial adjective & verbal noun
Definitions
of Jump , to leap.
