jump
noun
1 jump
A sudden and decisive increase:
— A jump in attendance.
synonym: leap.
2 jump
An abrupt transition.
synonyms: leap, saltation.
Roget 309:
leap,
jump,
hop,
spring,
bound,
vault,
saltation†.
ance,
caper;
curvet,
caracole;
gambade†,
gambado†;
capriole,
demivolt†;
buck,
buck jump;
hop skip and jump;
falcade†.
kangaroo,
jerboa;
chamois,
goat,
frog,
grasshopper,
flea;
buckjumper†;
wallaby.
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3 jump
film An abrupt transition from one scene to another.
4 jump
A sudden involuntary movement.
synonyms: start, startle.
Roget 146:
revolution,
bouleversement,
subversion,
break up;
destruction
etc.
162;
sudden change,
radical change,
sweeping organic change;
change of state,
phase change;
quantum leap,
quantum jump;
clean sweep,
coup d'etat [Fr.],
counter revolution.
jump,
leap,
plunge,
jerk,
start,
transilience†;
explosion;
spasm,
convulsion,
throe,
revulsion;
storm,
earthquake,
cataclysm.
legerdemain
etc.
(trick)
545.
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Dutch: aanvang, start, begin, startlijn, opschrikken, schrikken, saltatie, sprong
5 jump
Descent with a parachute.
synonym: parachuting.
Dutch: paardensprong, paardesprong
6 jump
The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground:
— He advanced in a series of jumps.
— The jumping was unexpected.
synonym: jumping.
Dutch: springen, paardensprong, paardesprong, sprong
Polish: skok
verb
1 jump
Move forward by leaps and bounds:
— Can you jump over the fence?.
synonyms: bound, leap, spring.
Dutch: opspringen, voordringen, opschrikken, springen
2 jump
Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.
synonyms: start, startle.
Dutch: laten schrikken, opschrikken, schrikken, starten, beginnen
3 jump
Make a sudden physical attack on.
Dutch: bespringen
4 jump
Increase suddenly and significantly.
5 jump
6 jump
7 jump
Rise in rank or status:
— Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list.
synonyms: climb up, rise.
8 jump
Jump down from an elevated point:
— The parachutist didn't want to jump.
— Every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge.
synonyms: jump off, leap.
9 jump
Run off or leave the rails.
synonym: derail.
10 jump
Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.
synonyms: chute, parachute.
Roget 267:
sail;
put to sea
etc.
(depart)
293;
take ship,
get under way;
set sail,
spread sail,
spread canvas;
gather way,
have way on;
make sail,
carry sail;
plow the waves,
plow the deep,
plow the main,
plow the ocean;
walk the waters.
navigate,
warp,
luff†,
scud,
boom,
kedge;
drift,
course,
cruise,
coast;
hug the shore,
hug the land;
circumnavigate.
ply the oar,
row,
paddle,
pull,
scull,
punt,
steam.
swim,
float;
buffet the waves,
ride the storm,
skim,
effleurer [Fr.],
dive,
wade.
fly,
be wafted,
hover,
soar,
flutter,
jet,
orbit,
rocket;
take wing,
take a flight,
take off,
ascend,
blast off,
land,
alight;
wing one's flight,
wing one's way;
aviate;
parachute,
jump,
glide.
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11 jump
Cause to jump or leap:
— The trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop.
synonym: leap.
Dutch: wippen, springen
12 jump
Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.
synonyms: jump-start, jumpstart.
13 jump
Bypass.
synonyms: pass over, skip, skip over.
Roget 460:
be negligent
etc.
adj.;
take no care of
etc.
(take care of)
etc.
459;
neglect;
let slip,
let go;
lay aside,
set aside,
cst aside,
put aside;
keep out of sight,
put out of sight;
lose sight of.
overlook,
disregard;
pass over,
pas by;
let pass;
blink;
wink at,
connive at;
gloss over;
take no note of,
take no thought of,
take no account of,
take no notice of;
pay no regard to;
laisser aller [Fr.].
scamp;
trifle,
fribble†;
do by halves;
cut;
slight
etc.
(despise)
930;
play with,
trifle with;
slur,
skim,
skim the surface;
effleurer [Fr.];
take a cursory view of
etc.
457.
slur over,
skip over,
jump over,
slip over;
pretermit†,
miss,
skip,
jump,
omit,
give the go-by to,
push aside,
pigeonhole,
shelve,
sink;
table [Parl.];
ignore,
shut one's eyes to,
refuse to hear,
turn a deaf ear to;
leave out of one's calculation;
not attend to
etc.
457,
not mind;
not trouble oneself about,
not trouble one's head about,
not trouble oneself with;
forget
etc.
506;
be caught napping
etc.
(not expect)
508;
leave a loose thread;
let the grass grow under one's feet.
render neglectful
etc.
adj.;
put off one's guard,
throw off one's guard;
distract,
divert.
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Dutch: verspringen
14 jump
Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another:
— Jump to a conclusion.
— Jump from one thing to another.
synonym: leap.
15 jump
Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.
synonym: alternate.
Dutch: verwisselen, alterneren, afwisselen
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