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jump + adv./prep. She jumped into the water to save them. He jumped into the air and started cheering. She jumped down from the chair. The children were jumping up and down with excitement. The pilot jumped from the burning plane (= with a parachute). He killed himself by jumping off a bridge. jump + noun She has jumped 2.2 metres.
From Longman Business Dictionary jump1 /dʒʌmp/ verb [ intransitive] 1 to increase suddenly by a large amount Share prices jumped by almost 8% yesterday. Imports jumped 12% to $5.6 billion. 2 jump ship to leave a company or organization, especially because it is not very good or very successful Their chairman jumped ship for a similar position ...
jump in: [phrasal verb] to say something about a subject that another person is already talking about : to join a conversation.
Jump definition: to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap. See examples of JUMP used in a sentence.
jump - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... jump to it ⇒ informal to begin something quickly and efficiently; n.
jump + adv./prep. a large or sudden change. Is he good enough to make the jump into Formula One? The story takes a jump back in time. The negotiations took a jump forward yesterday (= they made progress). The new law is a jump into the unknown. sudden movement; a sudden movement caused by shock or surprise. I sat up with a jump.
May 14, 2003 · A surprise or planned fight, when either (a)one individual is attacked/beaten by a group of 2 or more individuals or (b) when a notiably larger group attacks/fights a smaller group of individuals.
