1. to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
2. to rise suddenly or quickly: He jumped from his seat when she entered.
3. to move or jerk suddenly, as from surprise or shock: He jumped when the firecracker exploded.
4. to obey quickly and energetically; hustle: The waiter was told to jump when the captain signaled.
5. to be full of activity; bustle: The whole town is jumping with excitement.
6. to start a campaign, program, military attack, etc.; launch an activity, especially of major proportions (usually followed by off): The march jumped off early in the morning.
7. to move from one side of an opponent's piece to a vacant square on the opposite side, thus capturing the opponent's piece.
8. to rise suddenly in amount, price, etc.: Costs jumped again this quarter.
9. to pass abruptly, ignoring intervening steps or deliberation: to jump to a conclusion.
10. to change abruptly: The traffic light jumped from green to red.
11. to move or change suddenly, haphazardly, aimlessly, or after a short period: He jumped from job to job.
12. to pass or go aimlessly: He jumped from one thing to another without being able to concentrate on anything.
13. to pass instantaneously, and sometimes randomly, to a point out of sequence for entering, recording, or playing back data; skip: Notice that when you press "End" the cursor jumps to the end of the line.The music streaming service keeps jumping back to the top of the playlist.
14. to parachute from an airplane.
15. to take eagerly; seize (often followed by at): He jumped at the offer of a free trip.
16. to enter into something with vigor (usually followed by in or into): She jumped into the discussion right away.
17. to advance rapidly from one level to another, especially in rank; pass through or skip intermediate stages in a forward or upward progression: He jumped from clerk to general manager in a year.
18. (of a shot or frame) to fail to line up properly with the preceding or following frames because of a mechanical fault in the camera or projector.
19. to make a jump bid: She jumped from three clubs to four spades.
20. (of newspaper copy) to continue on a subsequent page, following intervening copy (opposed to turn).

21. to leap or spring over: to jump a narrow stream.
22. to cause to leap: She jumped the horse over the fence.
23. to skip or pass over; bypass: to jump the third grade in school.
24. to move past or start before (a signal); anticipate: One car jumped the red light and collided with a truck.
25. to increase sharply: The store jumped its prices.
26. to capture (an opponent's piece) by leaping over.
27. to attack or pounce upon without warning, as from ambush: The thugs jumped him in a dark alley.
28. to elevate or advance, especially in rank, by causing to skip or pass rapidly through intermediate stages: The boss jumped his son from mail clerk to plant manager.
29. to raise (the bid) by more than necessary to reach the next bidding level, especially as a signal to one's partner.
30. Informal.
• to abscond from; leave: The robbers jumped town.
• to flee or escape from.
31. to seize or occupy illegally or forcibly (a mining claim or the like), as on the ground of some flaw in the holder's title.
32. (of trains, trolleys, etc.) to spring off or leave (the track).
33. to get on board (a train, bus, etc.) quickly or with little planning or preparation for the trip: He jumped a plane for Chicago.
34. to continue (a story) from one page to another over intervening copy.
35. to upset; thicken (a bar or the like) by striking the end (often followed by up).
36. to engage in an act of sexual intercourse with.
37. to connect (a dead battery) to a live battery by attaching booster cables between the respective terminals.

38. an act or instance of jumping; leap.
39. a space, obstacle, apparatus, or the like, cleared or to be cleared in a leap.
40. a short or hurried journey.
41. a descent by parachute from an airplane.
42. a sudden rise in amount, price, etc.: a considerable jump in the stock market.
43. a sudden upward or other movement of an inanimate object.
44. an abrupt transition from one point or thing to another, with omission of what intervenes: The speaker made an unexplained jump in topic.
45. a move or one of a series of moves: The gangster stayed one jump ahead of the police.
46. any of several contests that feature a leap or jump.
47. a break in the continuity of action due to a failure to match the action of one frame with the following one of the same scene.
48. a sudden start as from nervous excitement: He gave a jump when the firecracker went off.
49. the act of taking an opponent's piece by leaping over it to an unoccupied square.
50. restlessness; nervousness; anxiety: Long trips in trains and planes give me the jumps.
51. the part of a story continued on another page.
52. the difference in limit values at a jump discontinuity of a given function.
53. jump-start (def. 1).

54. Jazz.
• of, relating to, or characteristic of swing.
• of, relating to, or characteristic of jazz; played at a bright tempo.

55. exactly; precisely.

56. to blame or rebuke; reprimand: He'll jump on anyone who contradicts him.

57. to get or have a head start or an initial advantage over: They got the jump on us in selling the item, but we finally caught up.
58. to join a group, activity, etc., especially one that has been operating or functioning for some time: After some hesitation, he jumped aboard and contributed heavily to the campaign.
59. to reprimand or criticize: You don't have to jump all over me just because I'm a little late.
60. bail¹ (def. 7).
61. throat (def. 12).
62. to join or enter into exuberantly, eagerly, hastily, etc.
63. ship¹ (def. 16).
64. gun¹ (def. 15).
65. shark¹ (def. 2).
66. in a hurry; running about: Lively youngsters keep their parents on the jump.

1. to leap or spring clear of the ground or other surface by using the muscles in the legs and feet
2. to leap over or clear (an obstacle)
3. to cause to leap over an obstacle
4. to move or proceed hastily (into, onto, out of, etc)
5. to board so as to travel illegally on
6. to parachute from an aircraft
7. to jerk or start, as with astonishment, surprise, etc
8. to rise or cause to rise suddenly or abruptly
9. to pass or skip over (intervening objects or matter)
10. to change from one thing to another, esp from one subject to another
11. to drill by means of a jumper
12. (intr) (of a film)
• to have sections of a continuous sequence omitted, as through faulty cutting
• to flicker, as through faulty alignment of the film
13. to promote in rank, esp unexpectedly or to a higher rank than expected
14. to start (a car) using jump leads
15. to capture (an opponent's piece) by moving one of one's own pieces over it to an unoccupied square
16. to bid in response to one's partner at a higher level than is necessary, to indicate a strong hand
17. to come off (a track, rail, etc)
18. (of the stylus of a record player) to be jerked out of the groove
19. to be lively
20. to attack without warning
21. (of a driver or a motor vehicle) to pass through (a red traffic light) or move away from (traffic lights) before they change to green
22. (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with
23. to forfeit one's bail by failing to appear in court, esp by absconding
24. to address or reply to someone with unexpected sharpness
25. to desert, esp to leave a ship in which one is legally bound to serve
26. jump the queue See queue-jump
27. to begin something quickly and efficiently

28. an act or instance of jumping
29. a space, distance, or obstacle to be jumped or that has been jumped
30. a descent by parachute from an aircraft
31. any of several contests involving a jump
32. a sudden rise
33. a sudden or abrupt transition
34. a sudden jerk or involuntary muscular spasm, esp as a reaction of surprise
35. a step or degree
36. a move that captures an opponent's piece by jumping over it
37. films
• a break in continuity in the normal sequence of shots
• (as modifier)
38. computing another name for branch (def. 7)
39. an act of sexual intercourse
40. on the jump informal, mainly US and Canadian
• in a hurry
• busy and energetic
41. a contemptuous expression of dismissal

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