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verb move off the ground ADV. suddenly | about, around, back, down, in, off, out, up, up and down He was jumping up and down with excitement. VERB + JUMP try to He tried to jump back on board. PREP. from He had to jump from a first floor window. | into, off, on Stop jumping on the furniture! | onto She jumped up onto the table. | out of, over Can you jump over that fence? | through make a sudden movement because of surprise/fear ADV. almost, nearly He almost jumped in surprise. VERB + JUMP make sb He crept up behind me and made me jump. PHRASES jump out of your skin (figurative) I nearly jumped out of my skin when he told me., noun movement ADJ. little | running, standing Cats can clear two metres with a standing jump. | high, long, triple | bungee, parachute, ski VERB + JUMP make She made a jump for the river bank. | take He took a running jump and just managed to clear the stream. | do He's going to do a parachute jump for charity. | give Her heart gave a little jump at his smile. PREP. in the … ~ Allen won silver in the high jump. | with a ~ I sat up with a jump (= suddenly.). | ~ into (figurative) The new law is a jump into the unknown. | ~ onto increase ADJ. big, quantum, sharp | small VERB + JUMP make Is he good enough to make the jump into Formula One? PREP. ~ in The sportswear company reports a jump in sales since the Olympics.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with JUMP, Also see GET THE DROP (JUMP) ON; GO FLY A KITE (JUMP IN THE LAKE); HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP; NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO JUMP; ONE JUMP AHEAD OF; SKIP (JUMP) BAIL.
American Heritage Idioms
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jump
verb [ intransitive and transitive ] to push yourself up into the air, over something etc, using your legs:
• The cat jumped up onto the table. • He jumped over the stream. • His horse jumped the fence successfully.
skip
verb [ intransitive ] to move forwards with little jumps between your steps, especially because you are feeling happy:
• The little girl was skipping down the street.
hop
verb [ intransitive ] to jump or move around on one leg:
• He was hopping around because he’d injured his foot.
leap
verb [ intransitive and transitive ] especially written to suddenly jump up high or a long way:
• The deer leapt over the fence. • Tina leapt onto the boat as it was moving away. • Fish were leaping out of the water.
bounce
verb [ intransitive ] to jump up and down several times, especially on something that has springs in it:
• Children love bouncing on beds.
dive
verb [ intransitive ] to jump into water with your head and arms first:
• Zoë dived into the swimming pool.
vault
verb [ intransitive and transitive ] especially written to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you:
• He vaulted the ticket barrier and ran for the exit. • Ben tried to vault over the bar.
Longman-Thesaurus
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Phrase(s): jump (down) (from something)
to jump downward off something. • A small mouse jumped down from the shelf. • A tiny mouse jumped from the shelf.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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jump in
to interrupt when someone else is speaking
• I wish you'd stop jumping in and finishing my sentences for me all the time., jump out at sb
If something jumps out at you, you notice it immediately
• That's a very effective advertisement - it really jumps out at you., jump on sb
to criticise someone as soon as they have done something wrong or said something that you disagree with
• She jumps on her children instantly if they're disobedient., jump at sth
to accept something eagerly
• She jumped at the chance of a trip to Paris.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun
leap:
The jump was a long one.
verb
sudden movement:
People jump if they hear a loud noise.
noun
increase:
There was a big jump in prices.
Simple Definitions