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Entry 19 senses · 8 variants Webster, 1913

jump

/(jŭmp)/ · IPA /d͡ʒʌmp/
01 n. A kind of loose jacket for men.
  1. 1.
    A kind of loose jacket for men.
02 v. i. 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.
imp. & p. p. jumped; p. pr. & vb. n. jumping
  1. 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. 2.
    To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
    “A flock of geese jump down together.” — Dryden.
  3. 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.
03 v. t. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
  1. 1.
    To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
  2. 2.
    To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
  3. 3.
    To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.[Obs.]
    “To jump a body with a dangerous physic.” — Shak.
  4. 4.
    To join by a butt weld.(Smithwork)
  5. 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.
04 n. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
  1. 1.
    The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
  2. 2.
    An effort; an attempt; a venture.[Obs.]
    “Our fortune lies Upon thisjump.” — Shak.
  3. 3.
    The space traversed by a leap.
  4. 4.
    A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.(Mining)
  5. 5.
    An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.(Arch.)
  6. 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
05 a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.
  1. 1.
    Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.[Obs.]
06 adv. Exactly; pat.
  1. 1.
    Exactly; pat.[Obs.]
07 n. same as jump-start, n..
  1. 1.
    same as jump-start, n.. See: jump-start
08 v. t. Same as jump-start, v. t..
  1. 1.
    Same as jump-start, v. t.. See: jump-start