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jump - verb

  1. To move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet: hurdle, leap, spring, vault. See move. rise.
  2. To move in a lively way: bounce, bound, leap, spring. See move.
  3. To move suddenly and involuntarily: bolt, start. See move.
  4. To catapult oneself from a disabled aircraft: bail out, eject. See approach.
  5. To increase in amount: boost, hike, jack(up), raise, up. See increase.
  6. To raise in rank: advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade. See rise.

jump - noun

  1. The act of jumping: leap, spring, vault. See move. rise.
  2. A sudden lively movement: bounce, bound, leap, spring. See move.
  3. A sudden and involuntary movement: bolt, start, startle. See move.
  4. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, better, bulge, draw, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage. Informal inside track. See over.
  5. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increase.
  6. The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, hike, increase, increment, raise, rise. See increase.
  7. A progression upward in rank: advancement, elevation, promotion, rise, upgrade. See rise.
  8. A state of nervous restlessness or agitation. fidget(often used in plural), jitter(used in plural), shiver(used in plural), tremble(often used in plural). Informal all-overs, shake(used in plural). Slang heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, willies. See calm. fear.