jump

/dʒʌmp/ verb

Definition

INTO AIR [I] › to push your body up and away from the ground using your feet and legs: The children were jumping up and down with excitement. I jumped over the log. They jumped into the water.

jump into/up, etc › to move somewhere suddenly and quickly: She jumped into a taxi and rushed to the station.

GO OVER [T] › to move over something by moving up into the air: The horse jumped the last fence.

INCREASE [I, T] › to suddenly increase by a large amount: House prices have jumped by 20%.

FEAR [I] › to make a sudden movement because you are frightened or surprised: Her scream made me jump. → See also get/jump on the bandwagon → See also jump to conclusions → See also jump the gun → See also jump the queue

(Definition of jump verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)