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- DictionaryJump/jəmp/
verb
- 1. 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"
- 2. (of a person) move suddenly and quickly in a specified way: "Juliet jumped to her feet"
noun
- 1. an act of jumping from a surface by pushing upward with one's legs and feet: "in making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance"
- 2. a sudden involuntary movement caused by shock or surprise: "I woke up with a jump"
The meaning of JUMP is to spring into the air : leap; especially : to spring free from the ground or other base by the muscular action of feet and legs. How to use jump in a sentence.
a sudden movement off the ground and into the air: He won with a jump of 8.5 metres. a parachute jump. Several horses fell at the last jump (= fence or other thing to be jumped over). a sudden sharp movement because of surprise or fear: The door slammed and Rita woke up with a jump. More examples.
To jump is to hop or leap, straight up or over something. Frogs, amazingly, are able to jump up to twenty times the length of their body. You can jump over a puddle or over the jump rope your friends are turning.
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.
1. ( intr) to leap or spring clear of the ground or other surface by using the muscles in the legs and feet. 2. ( tr) to leap over or clear (an obstacle): to jump a gap. 3. ( tr) to cause to leap over an obstacle: to jump a horse over a hedge.
Definition of jump verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
JUMP definition: 1. to push your body up and away from the ground using your feet and legs: 2. to move somewhere…. Learn more.
If something makes you jump, it makes you make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised. The phone shrilled, making her jump. If an amount or level jumps, it suddenly increases or rises by a large amount in a short time. Sales jumped from $94 million to over $101 million.
jump. noun. /dʒʌmp/ movement. an act of jumping a jump of over six meters The story takes a jump back in time. Somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building. to do a parachute jump a ski jump champion I sat up with a jump (= quickly and suddenly).
Definition of jump verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
