jump

Noun

jump noun

1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
2. An effort; an attempt; a venture.
3. A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
4. An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

jump noun

1. An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.
2. A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.
3. Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.

jump noun

1. A kind of loose jacket for men.

Verb

jump verb

1. To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.“Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.”
2. To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.“She is going to jump from the diving board.”
3. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.“to jump a stream”
4. To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

Adjective

jump adjective

1. Exact; matched; fitting; precise.

Adverb

jump adverb

1. Exactly; precisely