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jump
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- J
- Ends with
- P
- Contains
- UM
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
“he advanced in a series of jumps”
noun
descent with a parachute
“he had done a lot of parachuting in the army”
noun
a sudden involuntary movement
“he awoke with a start”
noun
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
noun
an abrupt transition
“a successful leap from college to the major leagues”
noun
a sudden and decisive increase
“a jump in attendance”
verb
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
verb
rise in rank or status
“Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list”
verb
increase suddenly and significantly
“Prices jumped overnight”
verb
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
“leap into fame”
verb
bypass
“He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”
verb
enter eagerly into
“He jumped into the game”
verb
make a sudden physical attack on
“The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat”
verb
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
verb
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
“She startled when I walked into the room”
verb
move forward by leaps and bounds
“The horse bounded across the meadow”
verb
cause to jump or leap
“the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop”
verb
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
verb
run off or leave the rails
“the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks”
verb
jump down from an elevated point
“the parachutist didn't want to jump”
verb
be highly noticeable
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Example Sentences
he advanced in a series of jumps
the jumping was unexpected
he had done a lot of parachuting in the army
he awoke with a start
a successful leap from college to the major leagues
a jump in attendance
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
Prices jumped overnight
leap into fame
jump to a conclusion
jump from one thing to another
He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible
He jumped into the game
The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat
She startled when I walked into the room
The horse bounded across the meadow
The child leapt across the puddle
Can you jump over the fence?
the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
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
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