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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) jump , leap a sudden and decisive increase “a jump in attendance”
(n) leap , jump , saltation an abrupt transition “a successful leap from college to the major leagues”
(n) jump (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
(n) jump , parachuting descent with a parachute “he had done a lot of parachuting in the army”
(n) jump , jumping the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground “he advanced in a series of jumps” ,
“the jumping was unexpected”
Verbs (v) jump , leap , bound , spring move forward by leaps and bounds “The horse bounded across the meadow” ,
“The child leapt across the puddle” ,
“Can you jump over the fence?”
(v) startle , jump , start move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm “She startled when I walked into the room”
(v) jump make a sudden physical attack on “The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat”
(v) jump increase suddenly and significantly “Prices jumped overnight”
(v) jump enter eagerly into “He jumped into the game”
(v) rise , jump , climb up rise in rank or status “Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list”
(v) jump , leap , jump off jump down from an elevated point “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”
(v) derail , jump run off or leave the rails “the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks”
(v) jump , leap cause to jump or leap “the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop”
(v) leap , jump pass abruptly from one state or topic to another “leap into fame” ,
“jump to a conclusion” ,
“jump from one thing to another”
(v) alternate , jump go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions