Jump | Mean of jump in English Dictionary

/ˈʤʌmp/

• Verb
• to move your body upward from the ground and often forward, backward, or sideways through the air by pushing with your legs
1. The cat jumped [=leaped] (up) onto the table.
2. Grasshoppers were jumping [=hopping] around in the field.
3. The circus lion jumped through the hoop.
4. The fans were jumping up and down with excitement.
5. Everyone was jumping for joy when we found out that we had won an award.
• to cause your body to drop or fall down from something by pushing with your legs
1. The cat jumped down off/from the table.
2. jump off a bridge
• to move forward through the air and over (something)
1. The runner jumped a hurdle.
2. The car jumped the curb.
3. The runner jumped over a hurdle.
4. The car jumped over the curb.

• to move quickly
1. Everyone jumped into/in the pool.
2. He jumped into/in his truck and drove away.
3. She jumped up on [=quickly got up on] a chair and began to sing the national anthem.
4. She jumped up [=she stood up quickly] and ran out the door.
5. The team jumped from last place to first place.
6. If anyone criticizes her husband, she always jumps to his defense. [=she always quickly defends him]
7. They jumped into action. [=acted immediately]
• to make a sudden movement because of surprise or shock
1. She jumped when she heard a loud knock late at night.
2. I almost jumped out of my skin when I heard her say my name. [=I was very surprised when I heard her say my name]
• to start or go forward quickly
1. She jumped to an early lead in the race.
2. She jumped off to a big lead.
• to suddenly increase in value or amount
1. The price of gasoline jumped (by) 10 percent in the spring. = Gasoline jumped in price by 10 percent in the spring.
• to go in a sudden and unexpected way
1. She was always jumping from job to job.
• to suddenly go forward to a later point
1. He jumped to the end of the chapter to find the answers.
2. The movie jumps ahead/forward to when she was in college.
• to be lively with activity
1. The city really jumps on New Year's Eve.
2. The bar/joint/place was jumping.
• to physically attack (a person) especially in a robbery
1. He was jumped by a mugger while he was walking home from the store.
• to move or behave in an energetic way especially to please another person
1. When the boss walks in, everybody is supposed to jump.
• to get onto (a moving train)
1. jump a train
• to begin moving before (a signal to begin)
1. The car ahead of me jumped the light. [=started moving before the traffic light turned green]
• to move a piece in a board game so that it moves over another piece and lands on the next space
1. She jumped three of my checkers in one move.
2. In this version of the game, jumping is not permitted.
3. She jumped over three of my checkers.
• to become very angry at (someone)
1. His mother jumped all over [=jumped on] him for wrecking the car.
• to eagerly take (a chance, offer, etc.)
1. She jumped at the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do.
2. He jumped at the offer of a better job.
• to say something about a subject that another person is already talking about
1. Jump in if you have any questions.
• to strongly attack or criticize (something)
1. She was quick to jump on her rival's poor record as governor.
• to get on (a train, bus, etc.)
1. She jumped on [=hopped] a bus to Denver.
2. He jumped on a plane and headed home.
• to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place
1. The hidden assailant jumped out at them.
• to immediately get the attention of (someone)
1. The sculpture jumps out at you when you enter the house.
2. I checked for errors, but nothing jumped out at me. [=I did not notice any errors]
• to come off the track
1. Dozens of people were injured when the train jumped the track.
• to do a complicated or annoying series of things in order to get or achieve something
1. We had to jump through a lot of hoops to get a loan from the bank.
2. It shouldn't be necessary to jump through hoops to get a computer to work properly.
• to begin doing something
1. We don't have much time to finish this job, so we better jump to it.
• Noun
• an act of jumping
1. He got over the fence with a running jump. [=a jump made while running]
• a sudden movement because of surprise or shock
1. He gave a jump [=start] when she entered the room.
• something to be jumped over
1. The horse took/cleared the first jump easily but balked at the second.
• something (such as a ramp) that you ride over in order to jump through the air on a motorcycle, bicycle, etc.
1. a motorcycle jump
• a sudden increase
1. a jump in the price of gasoline
2. a jump in sales
• to get or have an early advantage over (someone) by acting quickly or doing something first
1. The company came out with its software earlier than expected and got the jump on its competitors.