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jumping, parachuting, startle, start, leap, saltation, alternate, rise, climb up, pass over, skip, skip over, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, spring, parachute, derail, leap out, jump out, stand out, stick out Definition: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected";descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army";a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start";(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another;an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues";a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance";go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions;rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list";increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight";pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion";bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible";enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game";make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat";start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car''s battery;move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room";move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?";cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop";jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute;run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks";be highly noticeable;
See Also: leap out, jump out, stand out, stick out, hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride Hyponyms: header, hop, leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce, vault, hurdle, jumping up and down, capriole, skydiving, startle response, startle reaction, startle reflex, Moro reflex, wince, flinch, quantum jump, quantum leap, shy, boggle, rear back, pronk, resile, take a hop, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, burst, galumph, ski jump, saltate, leapfrog, overleap, curvet, skip, hop-skip, caper, sky dive, skydive Entailments: glide, descend, fall, go down, come down Derivational Morphology:
leap, bound, spring, parachute, startle, start, rise, climb up, alternation, saltation, leaping, bounce, bounder, leaper, jumper, jumping, parachuting, parachutist, parachuter, parachute jumper, chute, derailment
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