verb
jumps; jumped; jumping
[no obj] :to move your body upward from the ground and often forward, backward, or sideways through the air by pushing with your legs
[no obj] :to cause your body to drop or fall down from something by pushing with your legs
to move forward through the air and over (something) [+ obj]
+ over
[no obj]
to move quickly
to make a sudden movement because of surprise or shock
[no obj] :to start or go forward quickly
[no obj] :to suddenly increase in value or amount
[no obj]
to go in a sudden and unexpected way
to suddenly go forward to a later point
[no obj] :to be lively with activity
[+ obj] :to physically attack (a person) especially in a robbery
[no obj] :to move or behave in an energetic way especially to please another person
[+ obj] chiefly US :to get onto (a moving train)
[+ obj] :to begin moving before (a signal to begin)
to move a piece in a board game so that it moves over another piece and lands on the next space [+ obj]
(go) jump in a/the lake
jump all over
informal :to become very angry at (someone) :to angrily criticize or shout at (someone)
jump at
[phrasal verb]
jump at (something) :to eagerly take (a chance, offer, etc.)
jump bail
jump down someone's throat
jump in
[phrasal verb] informal :to say something about a subject that another person is already talking about :to join a conversation
jump off the page
jump on
[phrasal verb] informal
jump on (someone) :to become very angry at (someone) :to angrily criticize or shout at (someone)
jump on (something)
to strongly attack or criticize (something)
to get on (a train, bus, etc.)
jump out at
[phrasal verb]
jump out at (someone)
to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place
to immediately get the attention of (someone)
jump rope
jump ship
jump the gun
jump the queue
jump the track(s)
US or chiefly Brit jump the rails
of a train :to come off the track
jump through hoops
informal :to do a complicated or annoying series of things in order to get or achieve something
jump to conclusions
jump to it
informal :to begin doing something
noun
plural jumps
[count] :an act of jumping
[singular] :a sudden movement because of surprise or shock - usually used in the phrase give a jump
[count] something to be jumped over
something (such as a ramp) that you ride over in order to jump through the air on a motorcycle, bicycle, etc.
[count] :a sudden increase
a hop, skip, and (a) jump
get/have/gain a/the jump on
to get or have an early advantage over (someone) by acting quickly or doing something first
one jump ahead
If you are/keep/stay one jump ahead of someone, you have or keep an advantage over someone by learning about or doing something new.
take a running jump
Brit informal + impolite - used to tell someone who angers or annoys you to go away