Word Meaning

jump definition and meaning

n. A kind of loose jacket for men.
n. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
v. i. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap.
v. i. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
v. i. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.
v. t. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
v. t. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
v. t. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
v. t. To join by a butt weld.
v. t. To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
v. t. To bore with a jumper.
n. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
n. An effort; an attempt; a venture.
n. The space traversed by a leap.
n. A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
n. An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.
adv. Exactly; pat.

Crossword clues for jump

- Hop, skip and ...
- Leap
- Rise suddenly
- Sudden large increase