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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
jump \jump\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {jumped} (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.]
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.
Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. --Shak.
2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. ''The jumping chariots.'' --Nahum iii. 2.
A flock of geese jump down together. --Dryden.
3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. ''It jumps with my humor.'' --Shak.
{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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, noun
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. ''To advance by jumps.'' --Locke.
2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. --Shak.
3. The space traversed by a leap.
4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
6. A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist. [PJC]
{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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, verb (used with an object)
1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]
To jump a body with a dangerous physic. --Shak.
4. (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
{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}, noun, 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, adjective Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] ''Jump names.'' --B. Jonson.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jump \Jump\, adverb Exactly; pat. [Obs.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), noun same as {jump-start}, noun. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), verb (used with an object) same as {jump-start}, verb (used with an object). [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jump-start \Jump"-start'\, noun The action or event of jump-starting. For motor vehicles, the jump-starting of an engine is also called a {jump}. [PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jupon \Ju*pon"\, Juppon \Jup*pon"\, noun [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously {jupe}, {jump}, {juppo}, etc.]
1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips. --Dryden.
2. A petticoat. --Halliwell.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
jump
noun
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}]
verb
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
461 Moby Thesaurus words for "jump": Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, aggrandizement, airlift, amble, ambush, amplification, anabasis, and jump, appreciation, ascension, ascent, assail, assault, attack, augmentation, avoid, bail out, ballooning, barge, barricade, be startled, beat a retreat, blitz, bloating, bob, bobble, boggle, bolt, boom, boost, bounce, bound, bowl along, breach, break, break away, break jail, break loose, broad jump, broadening, buck, buckjump, buildup, bulge, bump, bundle, bushwhack, bypass, caesura, caper, capriole, catch, catch at, cavort, chatter, clamber, clear, clear out, clearance, climb, climbing, clop, clump, coign of vantage, come at, come down on, crack down on, crescendo, curvet, cut, cut and run, cut loose, decamp, demivolt, depart, descend on, descend upon, desert, desire, development, didder, discontinuity, disregard, distance between, double space, drag, draw first blood, drop, edema, edge, elevation, elope, em space, en space, enlargement, escalade, escalate, escalation, escape, escape prison, evade, expansion, extension, fall on, fall upon, falter, fasten upon, fence, fight shy, flee, flight, flinch, flood, flounce, fly, fly the coop, flying jump, flying start, foot, footfall, footslog, footstep, fountain, freeboard, fugitate, gain, galliard, gambol, gang up on, gap, gelandesprung, get away, get clear of, get free, get out, get out of, gloss over, go AWOL, go at, go for, goldbrick, goof off, grab, grab at, grand jete, greatening, growth, gush, gyring up, hair space, half space, halt, handspring, harry, have an ague, have at, head start, hiatus, high jump, hike, hippety-hop, hit, hit like lightning, hitch, hobble, hole, hoofbeat, hop, hurdle, hustle, ignore, increase, increment, inflation, inside track, interim, intermediate space, interruption, interspace, interstice, interval, jack up, jactitate, jar, jerk, jet, jete, jib, jig, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump a mile, jump at, jump bail, jump on, jump over, jump shot, jump turn, jump-hop, jump-off, lacuna, land on, lavolta, lay about one, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay on, leap, leap over, leapfrog, leave, leave loose ends, leave out, leave undone, leeway, let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, levant, levitation, light into, limp, long jump, lop, lumber, lunge, lurch, make a getaway, make off, make war on, malinger, margin, mince, miss, morris, mount, mounting, move, mug, multiplication, negotiate, obstacle, obstruction, odds, omit, overjump, overleap, overlook, overskip, pace, paddle, panic, parachute, pass, pass by, pass over, pass up, peg, piaffe, piaffer, pitch into, plod, pole vault, pounce, pounce on, pounce upon, pound, prance, pretermit, procrastinate, productiveness, proliferation, put up, quake, quaver, quiver, rack, rail, raise, rebuke, recoil, reprimand, rift, rise, rising, rocketing up, roll, room, run, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, run off, running broad jump, running high jump, running start, sail into, saltation, sashay, saunter, saut de basque, scramble for, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, seize on, set on, set upon, shake, shamble, shirk, shiver, shock, shooting up, show the heels, shudder, shuffle, shy, sidle, single space, single-foot, skedaddle, ski jump, skip, skip out, skip over, sky-dive, slack, slink, slip the cable, slip the collar, slither, slog, slouch, snap at, snatch, snatch at, snowballing, soaring, solo, something extra, something in reserve, space, space between, spasm, spout, spread, spring, spring upon, spurt, square up, stagger, stalk, stamp, stampede, start, start aside, start up, startle, steeplechase, step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, strike, stroll, strut, stump, surge, surprise, swagger, swelling, swing, swoop down on, swoop down upon, take French leave, take flight, take the offensive, take to flight, take wing, takeoff, taking off, test flight, time interval, tittup, toddle, totter, tour jete, traipse, tread, tremble, trifle, trip, trudge, tumescence, turn tail, twitch, twitter, up, upclimb, upcoming, updive, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing, upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upper hand, upping, uprisal, uprise, uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspring, upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, uptrend, upturn, vantage, vantage ground, vantage point, vault, vibrate, waddle, wade into, wamble, waxing, whip hand, widening, wiggle, wince, wobble, zooming
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
jump (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)
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