verb
Jack, jump over the candlestick! Lambs were jumping about in the meadow
The sudden noise made me jump
Jump the boring parts and read me the sexy bits
She jumped from one subject to another so quickly that I couldn't keep track
The cost of living jumped again this month, causing fear of inflation
Most people would jump at the chance to better themselves
She jumps on anyone who suggests that she used influence to get her job
noun
With one jump the cheetah was upon the gazelle
A jump in the Retail Price Index drove share prices lower again yesterday
My horse cleared the first jump easily
When they called his name, he gave a little jump
There's a jump in continuity at the end of the fourth chapter
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