jump
jump (jump) , noun
[Compare French jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Compare juppon.]
(a)
A kind of loose jacket for men.
(b)
A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
jump (jumt; 215) , intransitive verb
[Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. German 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.
2.
To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
The jumping chariots.
A flock of geese jump down together.
3.
To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.
It jumps with my humor.
Collocations (1)
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 , transitive verb
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. [Obsolete]
To jump a body with a dangerous physic.
4.
(a) (Smithwork) To join by a butt weld.
(b)
(Smithwork) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
5.
(Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
Collocations (3)
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 United States & Australia]
To jump one's bail , to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, United States]
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 , noun
1.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
To advance by jumps.
2.
An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obsolete]
Our fortune lies
Upon thisjump.
3.
The space traversed by a leap.
4.
(Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
5.
(Architecture) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
6.
A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing motorist.
Collocations (3)
From the jump , from the start or beginning. [Colloquial]
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.
Jump , adjective
Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obsolete]
Jump names.
Jump , adverb
Exactly; pat. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
jump (jump) , noun
same as jump-start, n..
jump (jump) , transitive verb
Same as jump-start, transitive verb.