jump | WordDisk

Add

jump `verb` [ dʒʌmp ]

• push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

• "the cat jumped off his lap"

Similar: leap, spring, bound, hop, bounce, skip, bob, caper, dance, prance, gambol, frolic, frisk, cavort,

• (of a person) move suddenly and quickly in a specified way.

• "Juliet jumped to her feet"

Similar: leap, spring, bound, hop, bounce, skip, bob, caper, dance, prance, gambol, frolic, frisk, cavort,

• attack (someone) suddenly and unexpectedly.

• "he was jumped by seven men as he opened the front door of his home"

• (of a place) be full of lively activity.

• "the bar is jumping on Fridays and Saturdays"

• have sex with (someone).

• start (a vehicle) using jump leads.

• "I jumped his saloon from my car's battery"

jump `noun`

• an act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.

• "in making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance"

Similar: leap, spring, vault, bound, hop, bounce, skip,

• a sudden involuntary movement caused by shock or surprise.

• "I woke up with a jump"

Similar: start, jerk, sudden movement, involuntary movement, convulsive movement, spasm, twitch, wince, shudder, quiver, shake,

• an act or instance of having sex.

Origin: early 16th century (in the sense ‘be moved or thrown with a sudden jerk’): probably imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with the ground.

be jumping up and down

• be very angry, upset, or excited.
"there are people jumping up and down because at this stage they do not understand all the pros and cons"

get the jump on

• get an advantage over (someone) as a result of one's prompt action.
"two of the team's top scouts rooted him out of bed at daybreak in their haste to get the jump on their rivals"

have the jump on

• have an advantage over (someone) as a result of one's prompt action.

jump someone's bones

• have sex with someone.

jump down someone's throat

• respond to what someone has said in a sudden and angrily critical way.
"I was about to say, before you jumped down my throat, that I agree with you"

jump for joy

• be ecstatically happy.
"I'm not exactly jumping for joy at the prospect"

jump in with both feet

• get started enthusiastically.

jump into bed with

• engage readily in having sex with (someone).
"Veronica was never the type to jump into bed with total strangers"

jump out of one's skin

• be extremely startled.
"I nearly jumped out of my skin when Guy fired his revolver"

jump the queue

• push into a queue of people in order to be served or dealt with before one's turn.
"he jumped the queue at the ticket counter"

jump the rails

• (of a train) become dislodged from the track.
"the engine jumped the rails on its maiden run"

jump the shark

• (of a television series or film) reach a point when far-fetched events are included merely for the sake of novelty, indicative of a decline in quality.
"the majority of television has jumped the shark; few shows maintain their creative ingenuity"

jump ship

• (of a sailor) leave the ship on which one is serving without having obtained permission to do so.
"he jumped ship in Cape Town"

jump through hoops

• go through an elaborate or complicated procedure in order to achieve an objective.
"the banks make you beg for a loan and they make you jump through hoops to get it"

jump to it!

• used to exhort someone to prompt or immediate action.
"get back to work—come on, jump to it!"

one jump ahead

• one step or stage ahead of someone else and so having the advantage over them.
"the Americans were one jump ahead of the British in this"

jump the track

• (of a train) become derailed.

jump at

• accept an opportunity or offer with great eagerness.
"I'd jump at the chance of a career in football"

jump off

• (of a campaign) begin.
"the air-attack phase will continue before the ground attack jumps off"

jump on

• attack or take hold of someone suddenly.
"two men jumped on him from behind"

jump out

• have a strong visual or mental impact; be very striking.
"advertising posters that really jump out at you"