jump

To jump the gun
to begin to run (in a footrace) before the starting gun has fired; hence, (fig.) to begin any activity before the designated starting time.

The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

An effort; an attempt; a venture.

Our fortune lies
Upon thisjump.

- Shak.

The space traversed by a leap.

(Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

(Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.

From the jump
from the start or beginning.

Jump joint
a -	A butt joint
b -	A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.

Jump seat
a -	A movable carriage seat
b -	A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.

Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.

adv.

Exactly; pat.

same as jump-start, n..

v. t.

same as jump-start, v. t..

Noun	1.	jump - a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" Synonyms: leap
	2.	jump - an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" Synonyms: leap, saltation
	3.	jump - (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
	4.	jump - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" Synonyms: startle, start
	5.	jump - descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" Synonyms: parachuting
	6.	jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" Synonyms: jumping
Verb	1.	jump - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" Synonyms: bound, leap, spring
	2.	jump - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" Synonyms: startle, start
	3.	jump - make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
	4.	jump - increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
	5.	jump - be highly noticeable Synonyms: jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out
	6.	jump - enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
	7.	jump - rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" Synonyms: climb up, rise
	8.	jump - run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" Synonyms: derail
	9.	jump - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute Synonyms: parachute
	10.	jump - cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" Synonyms: leap
	11.	jump - start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery Synonyms: jump-start, jumpstart
	12.	jump - bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" Synonyms: skip, skip over, pass over
	13.	jump - pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion" Synonyms: leap
	14.	jump - go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions Synonyms: alternate

(programming)

jump - (Or "branch") The term for a goto instruction, usually in a context of machine languages. "Branch" may be synonymous with "jump", or may refer to jumps that depend on a condition.

Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, aggrandizement, airlift, amble, ambush, amplification, anabasis, and jump, appreciation, ascension, ascent, assail, assault, attack, augmentation, avoid, bail out, ballooning, barge, barricade, be startled, beat a retreat, blitz, bloating, bob, bobble, boggle, bolt, boom, boost, bounce, bowl along, breach, break, break away, break jail, break loose, broad jump, broadening, buck, buckjump, buildup, bulge, bump, bundle, bushwhack, bypass, caesura, caper, capriole, catch, catch at, cavort, chatter, clamber, clear, clear out, clearance, climb, climbing, clop, clump, coign of vantage, come at, come down on, crack down on, crescendo, curvet, cut, cut and run, cut loose, decamp, demivolt, depart, descend on, descend upon, desert, desire, development, didder, discontinuity, disregard, distance between, double space, drag, draw first blood, drop, edema, edge, elevation, elope, em space, en space, enlargement, escalade, escalate, escalation, escape, escape prison, evade, expansion, extension, fall on, fall upon, falter, fasten upon, fence, fight shy, flee, flight, flinch, flood, flounce, fly, fly the coop, flying jump, flying start, foot, footfall, footslog, footstep, fountain, freeboard, fugitate, gain, galliard, gambol, gang up on, gap, gelandesprung, get away, get clear of, get free, get out, get out of, gloss over, go AWOL, go at, go for, goldbrick, goof off, grab, grab at, grand jete, greatening, growth, gush, gyring up, hair space, half space, halt, handspring, harry, have an ague, have at, head start, hiatus, high jump, hike, hippety-hop, hit, hit like lightning, hitch, hobble, hole, hoofbeat, hurdle, hustle, ignore, increase, increment, inflation, inside track, interim, intermediate space, interruption, interspace, interstice, interval, jack up, jactitate, jar, jet, jete, jib, jig, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump a mile, jump at, jump bail, jump on, jump over, jump shot, jump turn, jump-hop, jump-off, lacuna, land on, lavolta, lay about one, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay on, leap over, leapfrog, leave, leave loose ends, leave out, leave undone, leeway, let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, levant, levitation, light into, limp, long jump, lop, lumber, lunge, lurch, make a getaway, make off, make war on, malinger, margin, mince, miss, morris, mount, mounting, move, mug, multiplication, negotiate, obstacle, obstruction, odds, omit, overjump, overleap, overlook, overskip, pace, paddle, panic, parachute, pass, pass by, pass over, pass up, peg, piaffe, piaffer, pitch into, plod, pole vault, pounce, pounce on, pounce upon, pound, prance, pretermit, procrastinate, productiveness, proliferation, put up, quake, quaver, quiver, rack, rail, raise, rebuke, recoil, reprimand, rift, rise, rising, rocketing up, roll, room, run, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, run off, running broad jump, running high jump, running start, sail into, saltation, sashay, saunter, saut de basque, scramble for, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, seize on, set on, set upon, shake, shamble, shirk, shiver, shock, shooting up, show the heels, shudder, shuffle, shy, sidle, single space, single-foot, skedaddle, ski jump, skip out, skip over, sky-dive, slack, slink, slip the cable, slip the collar, slither, slog, slouch, snap at, snatch, snatch at, snowballing, soaring, solo, something extra, something in reserve, space, space between, spasm, spout, spread, spring, spring upon, spurt, square up, stagger, stalk, stamp, stampede, start, start aside, start up, startle, steeplechase, step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, strike, stroll, strut, stump, surge, surprise, swagger, swelling, swing, swoop down on, swoop down upon, take French leave, take flight, take the offensive, take to flight, take wing, takeoff, taking off, test flight, time interval, tittup, toddle, totter, tour jete, traipse, tread, tremble, trifle, trip, trudge, tumescence, turn tail, twitch, twitter, up, upclimb, upcoming, updive, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upper hand, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspring, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, uptrend, upturn, vantage, vantage ground, vantage point, vibrate, waddle, wade into, wamble, waxing, whip hand, widening, wiggle, wince, wobble, zooming

Translate jump to Spanish, Translate jump to German, Translate jump to French