jump in WordNet English dictionary

1. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
   alternate  jump 
   
2. move forward by leaps and bounds
   "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
   jump  leap  bound  spring 
   
3. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
   chute  parachute  jump 
   
4. rise in rank or status
   "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
   rise  jump  climb up 
   
5. run off or leave the rails
   "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
   derail  jump 
   
6. increase suddenly and significantly
   "Prices jumped overnight"
   jump 
   
7. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
   "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"
   leap  jump 
   
8. bypass
   "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
   jump  pass over  skip  skip over 
   
9. make a sudden physical attack on
   "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"
   jump 
   
10. enter eagerly into
    "He jumped into the game"
    jump 
    
11. cause to jump or leap
    "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
    jump  leap 
    
12. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
    "She startled when I walked into the room"
    startle  jump  start 
    
13. start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
    jumpstart  jump-start  jump 
    
14. jump down from an elevated point
    "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
    jump  leap  jump off 
    
15. be highly noticeable
    leap out  jump out  jump  stand out  stick out 
    

1. the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
   "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
   jump  jumping 
   
2. a sudden involuntary movement
   "he awoke with a start"
   startle  jump  start 
   
3. descent with a parachute
   "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
   jump  parachuting 
   
4. (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
   jump 
   
5. an abrupt transition
   "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
   leap  jump  saltation 
   
6. a sudden and decisive increase
   "a jump in attendance"
   jump  leap