jump /(jŭmp)/

jump

n.
  1. A kind of loose jacket for men.

jump

v. i.

imp. & p. p. jumped; p. pr. & vb. n. jumping

  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.
  2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
    A flock of geese jump down together.
  3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.

Phrases & Compounds
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.

Jump

v. t.
  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.
  4. To join by a butt weld. (Smithwork)
  5. To bore with a jumper. (Quarrying)

Phrases & Compounds
To jump a claim
to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation.
To jump one's bail
to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds.
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.

Jump

n.
  1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
  2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
    Our fortune lies Upon thisjump.
  3. The space traversed by a leap.
  4. A dislocation in a stratum; a fault. (Mining)
  5. An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. (Arch.)
  6. A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.

Phrases & Compounds
From the jump
from the start or beginning.
Jump joint
A butt joint
Jump seat
A movable carriage seat

Jump

a.
  1. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.]

Jump

adv.
  1. Exactly; pat. [Obs.]

jump

n.
  1. same as jump-start, n..

jump

v. t.
  1. Same as jump-start, v. t..