jamp

Verb

jump (third-person singular simple present jumps, present participle jumping, simple past and past participle jumped)

1. (intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
   • The boy jumped over a fence.

   Synonyms:

   leap, spring

2. (intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
   • She is going to jump from the diving board.

   Synonyms:

   jump down, jump off

3. (transitive) To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap.
   • to jump a stream
4. (intransitive) To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

   Synonyms:

   skydive

5. (intransitive) To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus.
   • That balloon popping made me jump.
   1. (intransitive, transitive, usually) To drop sharply downward at the sound of a bowstring release or the fire of a gun.
      • The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.

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