Definitions
1.verbTo propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne."Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high."
2.verbTo cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward."She is going to jump from the diving board."
3.verbTo pass by a spring or leap; to overleap."to jump a stream"
4.verbTo employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
5.verbTo react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently."The sudden sharp sound made me jump."
6.verbTo increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up."Share prices jumped by 10% after the company announced record profits."
7.verbTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece."The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop."
8.verbTo move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward."I hate it when people jump the queue."
9.verbTo attack suddenly and violently."The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley."
10.verbTo engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
11.verbTo cause to jump."The rider jumped the horse over the fence."
12.verbTo move the distance between two opposing subjects.
13.verbTo increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.
14.verbTo increase speed aggressively and without warning.
15.verbTo expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
16.verb(smithwork) To join by a buttweld.
17.verbTo thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
18.verb(quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
19.verbTo coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; followed by with.
20.verbTo start executing code from a different location, rather than following the program counter.
21.verbTo flee; to make one's escape.
22.nounThe act of performing a jump.
23.adjectiveExuberantly active; in full swing.