"jump" | Definition and Related Words

jump

Noun

A sudden and decisive increase (synset 107428822)
"a jump in attendance"

is a type of: increase - a change resulting in an increase

subtypes: quantum jump, quantum leap - a sudden large increase or advance

same as: leap
An abrupt transition (synset 107373585)
"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

is a type of: transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

subtypes: quantum jump - (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum

same as: leap, saltation
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another (synset 106630934)
is a type of: transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
A sudden involuntary movement (synset 100869035)
"he awoke with a start"

is a type of: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
subtypes:
- startle reaction, startle response - a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
- moro reflex, startle reflex - a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
- flinch, wince - a reflex response to sudden pain
same as: start, startle
Descent with a parachute (synset 100304675)
"he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"

is a type of: descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction

subtypes: skydiving - performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute

same as: parachuting
The act of jumping;
Propelling yourself off the ground (synset 100120388)
"he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

is a type of: actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
subtypes:
- header - a headlong jump (or fall)
- hop - the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
- hurdle, vault - the act of jumping over an obstacle
- jumping up and down - jumping in one spot (as in excitement)
- capriole - (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
same as: jumping

Verb

Move forward by leaps and bounds (synset 201967949)
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
subtypes:
- pronk - jump straight up
- bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop - spring back; spring away from an impact
- burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently
- bounce - leap suddenly
- capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
- galumph - move around heavily and clumsily
- ski jump - jump on skis
- saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing
- vault - bound vigorously
- leapfrog - jump across
- overleap, vault - jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
- curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
- hop, hop-skip, skip - jump lightly
- caper - jump about playfully
- hop - make a jump forward or upward
same as: bound, leap, spring
Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm (synset 201914366)
"She startled when I walked into the room"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
subtypes:
- shy - start suddenly, as from fright
- boggle - startle with amazement or fear
- rear back - start with anger or resentment or in protest
- jackrabbit - go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
same as: start, startle
Make a sudden physical attack on (synset 201123596)
"The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

is a type of: assail, assault, attack, set on - attack someone physically or emotionally
Increase suddenly and significantly (synset 200155535)
"Prices jumped overnight"

is a type of: climb, mount, rise, wax - go up or advance
Be highly noticeable (synset 202680375)
is a type of: appear, look, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

same as: jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out
Enter eagerly into (synset 201085330)
"He jumped into the game"

is a type of: enter, participate - become a participant; be involved in
Rise in rank or status (synset 200155355)
"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

same as: climb up, rise
Jump down from an elevated point (synset 202109360)
"the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

same as: jump off, leap
Run off or leave the rails (synset 202015717)
"the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

same as: derail
Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute (synset 201972282)
entail:
- glide - fly in or as if in a glider plane
- come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
is a type of: dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply

subtypes: sky dive, skydive - jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

same as: chute, parachute
Cause to jump or leap (synset 201969163)
"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

causes: bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds

same as: leap
Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery (synset 201863036)
is a type of: start, start up - get going or set in motion

same as: jump-start, jumpstart
Bypass (synset 200618188)
"He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

is a type of: drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit - leave undone or leave out

same as: pass over, skip, skip over
Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another (synset 200561468)
"leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

is a type of: change, shift, switch - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

same as: leap
Go back and forth;
Swing back and forth between two states or conditions (synset 200121314)
is a type of: alter, change, vary - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

same as: alternate

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