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Textual thesaurus for "jump"

(noun) jumping

the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

he advanced in a series of jumps; the jumping was unexpected


(noun) parachuting

descent with a parachute

he had done a lot of parachuting in the army


(noun) start, startle

a sudden involuntary movement

he awoke with a start


(noun) leap, saltation

an abrupt transition

a successful leap from college to the major leagues


(noun) leap

a sudden and decisive increase

a jump in attendance


(verb) alternate

go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions


(verb) rise, climb up

rise in rank or status

Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list


(verb) leap

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

leap into fame; jump to a conclusion; jump from one thing to another


(verb) skip, skip over, pass over

bypass

He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible


(verb) jump-start, jumpstart

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery


(verb) start, startle

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

She startled when I walked into the room


(verb) spring, leap, bound

move forward by leaps and bounds

The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?


(verb) leap

cause to jump or leap

the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop


(verb) parachute, chute

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute


(verb) derail

run off or leave the rails

the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks


(verb) 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


(verb) stand out, stick out, jump out, leap out

be highly noticeable