From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
jump
n 1: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn:
leap]
2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the
major leagues" [syn: leap, saltation]
3: (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
4: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn:
startle, start]
5: descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting
in the army" [syn: parachuting]
6: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he
advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was
unexpected" [syn: jumping]
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can
you jump over the fence?" [syn: leap, bound,
spring]
2: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She
startled when I walked into the room" [syn: startle,
start]
3: make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the
woman in the fur coat"
4: increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped
overnight"
5: be highly noticeable [syn: leap out, jump out, {stand
out}, stick out]
6: enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
7: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
bestseller list" [syn: rise, climb up]
8: run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a
cow was standing on the tracks" [syn: derail]
9: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute [syn:
parachute]
10: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through
the hoop" [syn: leap]
11: start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another
car's battery [syn: jumpstart, jump-start]
12: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence
was incomprehensible" [syn: pass over, skip, {skip
over}]
13: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into
fame"; "jump to a conclusion" [syn: leap]
14: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states
or conditions [syn: alternate]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a
skirt. Cf. juppon.]
(a) A kind of loose jacket for men.
(b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th
century.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
jump \jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. jumped (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. jumping.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen,
jumpen.]
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1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of
the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air;
to spring; to bound; to leap.
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Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and
a half by the square. --Shak.
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2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping
chariots." --Nahum iii. 2.
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A flock of geese jump down together. --Dryden.
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3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by
with. "It jumps with my humor." --Shak.
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To jump at, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly
or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a
chance.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, n.
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance
by jumps." --Locke.
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2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
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Our fortune lies
Upon thisjump. --Shak.
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3. The space traversed by a leap.
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4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
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5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of
brickwork or masonry.
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6. A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.
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From the jump, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.]
Jump joint.
(a) A butt joint.
(b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.
Jump seat.
(a) A movable carriage seat.
(b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be
shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat.
Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, v. t.
1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap;
as, to jump a stream.
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2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the
ditch.
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3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]
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To jump a body with a dangerous physic. --Shak.
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4. (Smithwork)
(a) To join by a butt weld.
(b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
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5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
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To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land
to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and
occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See Claim, n.,
3.
To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail
bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
To jump the gun, to begin to run (in a footrace) before the
starting gun has fired; hence, (fig.) to begin any
activity before the designated starting time.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, a.
Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names."
--B. Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, adv.
Exactly; pat. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), n.
same as jump-start, n..
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), v. t.
same as jump-start, v. t..
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jump-start \Jump"-start`\, n.
The action or event of jump-starting. For motor vehicles, the
jump-starting of an engine is also called a jump.
[PJC] Jump suit
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jupon \Ju*pon"\, Juppon \Jup*pon"\, n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe
skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written
variously jupe, jump, juppo, etc.]
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1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th
century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.
--Dryden.
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2. A petticoat. --Halliwell.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
jump
<programming> (Or "branch") The term for a goto instruction,
usually in a context of machine languages. "Branch" may be
synonymous with "jump", or may refer to jumps that depend on a
condition.
(1998-11-14)