jump1 verbjump2 noun
jumpjump1 /dʒʌmp/ ●●● S2 W3 verb 
VERB TABLE
jump
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | jump |
| he, she, it | jumps | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | jumped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have jumped |
| he, she, it | has jumped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had jumped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will jump |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have jumped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am jumping |
| he, she, it | is jumping | |
| you, we, they | are jumping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was jumping |
| you, we, they | were jumping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been jumping |
| he, she, it | has been jumping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been jumping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be jumping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been jumping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A couple of kids had jumped the fence and were playing around inside.
- Cathy's conversation jumped wildly from one topic to another.
- Following the attacks, he now jumps every time he hears a plane.
- He climbed over the wall and jumped the guard, easily overpowering him.
- He raced down the garden and jumped over the wall.
- My cat always jumps up onto the table when I'm trying to work.
- Ricky jumped across the stream and ran all the way home.
- She jumped down from the wall.
- She jumped out of her skin, as something cold and snakelike was thrust into her hand.
- Somebody jumped her from an alley as she was walking home.
- Something came out in front of me and I jumped.
- The dog jumped the gate and ran away howling.
- The driver jumped clear as his vehicle fell into the river below.
- Two guys tried to jump me in the park last night.
- As I waited, Pike started to fall, jumping clear of the stilts that had been holding him up.
- But what -- or who -- jumps into the breach for the Lakers is Bryant.
- He ducked, he jumped, he danced, he threw hard and was gracious in both victory and defeat.
- Junior was jumping up and down, hugging me.
- People often still follow the rather dangerous custom of jumping over these bonfires, especially on the feast of São João.
- She laughed and jumped about with the Palernians, trying to burst the bubbles.
- We will not jump from event to event just to prove that we can jump around.
THESAURUS
verb [intransitive, transitive] to push yourself up into the air, over something etc, using your legs: · The cat jumped up onto the table.· He jumped over the stream.· His horse jumped the fence successfully.
verb [intransitive] to move forwards with little jumps between your steps, especially because you are feeling happy: · The little girl was skipping down the street.
verb [intransitive] to jump or move around on one leg: · He was hopping around because he’d injured his foot.
verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to suddenly jump up high or a long way: · The deer leapt over the fence.· Tina leapt onto the boat as it was moving away.· Fish were leaping out of the water.
verb [intransitive] to jump up and down several times, especially on something that has springs in it: · Children love bouncing on beds.
verb [intransitive] to jump into water with your head and arms first: · Zoë dived into the swimming pool.
verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you: · He vaulted the ticket barrier and ran for the exit.· Ben tried to vault over the bar.
Longman Language Activatorto jump in the air to push yourself off the ground or away from something, using your legs: · How high can you jump?· The driver jumped clear as his vehicle fell into the river below.jump into/onto/up etc: · My cat always jumps up onto the table when I'm trying to work.· She jumped down from the wall.
to jump several times, always landing in the same place: · At the back of the stand, Redsox fans were jumping up and down with excitement.· Stop jumping up and down -- keep still!
to jump or move forward on one leg rather than two: · Mary was hopping anxiously from one foot to another.hop along/around/over etc: · It's a game in which you hop around trying to knock the other players over.
if someone, especially a child, skips along, they move along with a little jump between their steps: · Can you skip to the other end of the playground.skip along/around etc: · The children went skipping along the path.
especially written to jump as far or high as you can: leap onto/through etc: · He leaped through the window and was gone.· Tessa leaped onto the boat just as it was moving away from the bank.· The fish leaped out of the water.
to jump into water with your head and arms first: · Roger was standing at the edge of the pool ready to dive.dive into/in/off: · Evan dived off the rock into the sea.· The pool was deserted, and Lindsey wasted no time before diving in head-first.
to go over something by jumping: jump over/across · The dog jumped the gate and ran away howling.· Ricky jumped across the stream and ran all the way home.· He raced down the garden and jumped over the wall.
especially written to go over something with a long or high jump: · I leapt the fence to safety, leaving the dog snarling behind me.leap over/across: · The bartender leapt over the bar and tried to stop the fight.
to jump over something, using your hands to help you: · He makes vaulting a five foot wall look easy.vault over: · Jack vaulted over the railings.
to jump over something easily without touching it, especially in a race: · He cleared the first two obstacles, but hit the top of the third.· There was a sprinkling of applause as the horses cleared the last fence.
to attack someone suddenly and unexpectedly if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then suddenly attack them: · The rebel group successfully ambushed a regiment of American reinforcements.· He was afraid he would be stopped by government troops or, even worse, ambushed by the Vietcong. · Parker ambushed a school bus on a field trip and held 17 children and their teacher hostage.
to suddenly be attacked by people or animals, especially when you are going somewhere - used especially in written or literary contexts: · He had been set upon by bat-wielding racists, so he understood how I felt.· The drivers were set upon by a mob, including several women, which showered them with stones.
also turn upon to suddenly attack someone you are with, especially when it is very unexpected: · Red with rage, Frank turned on Anna, grasping her arm in a vice-like grip.· Then the warriors turned upon each other, for a fight to the death.
to make a quick sudden attack especially on someone who is not expecting to be attacked: · They felt sure the killer would strike again, but could not say when.· The police struck at dawn in a carefully timed operation to catch the bombers.
to suddenly jump on another person from a place where you have been hiding, in order to catch or attack them: be ready/waiting/set to pounce: · He crouched on the ground, like an animal ready to pounce.pounce on: · Before he could rescue it, the cat pounced on the bird and carried it to the bushes.
informal to attack someone suddenly and usually from behind, in order to injure them or to rob them: · Two guys tried to jump me in the park last night.· He climbed over the wall and jumped the guard, easily overpowering him.
to use an opportunity: take the opportunity to do something · I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your help.take the opportunity of doing something · I'm going to take every opportunity of going to see Brian while he's living in Germany.
informal to quickly use an opportunity to do something, especially when you think you might not get another chance: · It may be the last time he offers you the job so I'd grab the chance while you can.grab the chance to do something: · Knowing how difficult it is to find a job I grabbed the chance to be trained as an electrician.
to eagerly and quickly use an opportunity to do something: · The early retirement plan is excellent and I'm surprised that people haven't jumped at the opportunity.jump at the chance/opportunity to do something: · When the resort was put up for sale, the Millers jumped at the chance to buy it.· She thought Lewis would jump at the opportunity to make some extra money on weekends.jump at the chance/opportunity of doing something: · Who wouldn't jump at the chance of spending a month in Australia?
to do something quickly, while you are in a situation in which you are most likely to be successful: · Don't wait until tomorrow before you tell him, strike while the iron is hot!
spoken to take the opportunity to do something now while the conditions are good, because you might not be able to do it later: · Let's make hay while the sun shines and finish this project before I start falling asleep.
someone who always looks for and takes opportunities that might make them more successful -- used to show disapproval: · It is difficult to tell whether he really wants to help May or whether he is just an opportunist.· As the finance company started to fail a few opportunists managed to make more money out of it.
to do the same things as other people in a group to do the same as the rest of a group of people because you have not really thought about what you want or because you do not want to disagree with what most people think: · That experience taught me never to follow the crowd blindly.· It's hard, as an investor, to resist the urge to go along with the crowd, but that isn't where the money is.
to do the same as a lot of other people are doing because you think there will be some advantage for you or because it is fashionable: · When they realized there was money to be made from games such as snooker, sportswear advertisers soon jumped on the bandwagon.· Opposition leaders have accused the government of jumping on the asylum seeker bandwagon.
to decide that something is true to think that something is true, after thinking about it, checking it, or looking at it: decide (that): · I listened to his story and decided he was probably telling the truth.decide whether/which/what etc: · She couldn't decide whether the dress suited her or not.
to decide that something is true after thinking carefully about all the facts: come to/reach the conclusion (that): · I came to the conclusion that there was only one way of tackling the problem.· Scientists were gradually coming to the conclusion that the disease was hereditary.
to decide that something is true or to make a judgment about it after carefully considering all the facts: conclude (that): · The jury listened carefully to the evidence and concluded that the man was guilty.· It seems reasonable to conclude that people's behaviour is influenced by what they see on TV.conclude from something that: · Davis concludes from an analysis of traffic accidents that the speed limit should be lowered.
to decide too quickly that something is true, without considering all the facts: · Don't jump to conclusions! Just because he's late doesn't mean he's had an accident.
formal to decide that something is true after examining a situation carefully and using your knowledge and experience: judge that: · Kaldor judged that the moment was exactly right to call an election.judge whether/which/what etc: · It's difficult to judge whether this is the right time to tell him.
to decide that something must be true because of other facts that you know - used to talk about scientific or technical decisions: deduce (that): · Darwin's observations led him to deduce that plants and animals could adapt to their surroundings.deduce something from something: · The police surgeon was able to deduce the probable time of death from the temperature of the body.
to form an opinion or decide that something is probably true because of other information you already know: infer that: · It is easy to infer that the marriage was not a very happy one.infer from something that: · From archaeological evidence we can reasonably infer that these people used stone cutting tools.
too early · Too much success too early can cause you to grow overconfident.too early to do something · It's still too early to tell if the treatment is going to be effective.too early for · There aren't any raspberries in the stores yet. It's too early for them.far/way too early (=much too early) · We arrived far too early and had to wait outside for an hour.
happening too early after something else, or doing something much earlier than you should: · I don't think you should go back to work too soon after having the baby.too soon to do something: · It's too soon to say what effect the merger will have on the company's 1500 employeestoo soon for: · I knew it was too soon for any likely resolution of the problem.far/way too soon (=much too soon): · You can't get married next week! That's far too soon.· Lendl hit the ball way too soon.
written: untimely death/end much earlier than usual or expected, so that people are surprised by it: · Before his untimely death in 1991, Freddie Mercury was a brilliant singer and performer.meet an untimely end (=die early): · His grandfather had met an untimely end as the result of too much whisky.
happening before the normal or natural time: premature death/birth/ageing: · Alcoholism is one of the major causes of premature death.· It has been proved that sunbathing causes premature ageing of the skin.premature baby (=a baby that is born before the normal time): · Her baby was premature and weighed only 2kg.
informal to do or say something too early, before you know what is going to happen next, so that you risk making a mistake: · I think it would be jumping the gun to sign the agreement at this stage.· Surely it's jumping the gun to buy the ring before you've even asked her to marry you?
British if you say it's early days , you mean that it is still too early in a process or event to know what will happen: · It's still early days, but all the signs are that the operation has been a success.it's early days yet: · "It looks like Liverpool are going to win the championship.'' "Oh I don't know. It's early days yet.''
to be suddenly frightened to be suddenly frightened by something that happens: · I got a terrible fright when that dog jumped out at me.get the fright of your life informal (=be suddenly very frightened): · I got the fright of my life when he suddenly spoke from out of the darkness.
to suddenly become so frightened that you cannot think clearly, especially if this makes you do something dangerous or stupid: · When the parachute didn't open I just panicked.· The soldiers panicked and opened fire on the raiders.· When a plane gets into difficulty it is essential that the pilot does not panic.
to make a sudden movement because you are surprised and frightened by something that happens very suddenly: · Something came out in front of me and I jumped.· Following the attacks, he now jumps every time he hears a plane.jump out of your skin: · She jumped out of her skin, as something cold and snakelike was thrust into her hand.
to suddenly feel very frightened, with the result that your face becomes very pale: · Alexander looked down the hall, and went pale with fright. It was as if he had seen a ghost. go white as a sheet: · You're as white as a sheet. What's happened?· The nurse came in with a hypodermic needle, and Rob went white as a sheet.
to make someone feel frightened · Does the thought of death frighten you?· Take that silly mask off -- you're frightening the children.it frightens somebody to know/think etc · It frightens me to know that the rapist still hasn't been caught.frighten the life out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) · What are you doing creeping up on me like that? You frightened the life out of me!frighten somebody out of their wits (=make someone feel very frightened) · Film-makers have always known that one way to capture an audience is to frighten it out of its wits. frighten the (living) daylights out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) · Melissa spun round to see Eddie standing behind her. "You frightened the daylights out of me!" she gasped. "I never heard you come in."frighten somebody into doing something (=make someone do something by frightening them) · Their lawyers tried to frighten us into signing the contract.frighten somebody off/frighten off somebody (=frighten someone so that they go away or stop trying to do something) · The man pulled out a gun and managed to frighten off his attackers.
especially spoken to make someone feel frightened, especially by making them think something very unpleasant might happen: · He was driving fast just to scare us.· We're not really going to get arrested - I think the police are trying to scare us.it scares somebody to know/think etc: · It scared him to think that his mother might never recover.scare the hell out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened) informal: · She scared the hell out of me when she said she had to go into hospital.scare the (living) daylights out of somebody (=make someone feel very frightened): · Don't creep up on me like that! You scared the living daylights out of me!
to make someone feel very frightened: · The idea of going down into the caves terrified her.· The teacher terrified her so much, that she hated going to school.· My uncle suffers from agoraphobia, and the idea of leaving the house terrifies him.it terrifies somebody to think/know etc: · It terrified him to think that, in six months' time, he would have to stand up in front of a class and teach them something.
to make someone suddenly feel frightened so that they make a sudden movement or their heart starts beating quickly: · He really gave me a fright when he phoned at that time of night.give somebody a hell of a fright (=make someone suddenly very frightened) informal: · I accidentally touched a live wire in the motor, and even though it didn't hurt me it gave me a hell of a fright.
to make people feel very worried about a possible danger: · We don't wish to alarm people unnecessarily, but it would be wise to avoid drinking the tap water here.· Many women are alarmed by suggestions of a link between the contraceptive pill and breast cancer.
if someone or something startles you, they frighten you because you see them suddenly or hear them when you did not know they were there: · I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.· The noise startled him, and he dropped his glass on the floor.· Any unexpected movements can startle the animal, so it must be approached slowly and steadily.
to suddenly surprise and frighten someone so that they make a sudden movement: · Sorry! I didn't mean to make you jump.· Something darted out from behind the hedge, and made me jump.
if a person or a place gives you the creeps , they make you feel slightly frightened and nervous because they are strange: · This house gives me the creeps - it's so dark and quiet.· I hate being left alone in the office with Graham - he gives me the creeps.
informal if something such as a story or account makes your hair stand on end it makes you very frightened: · Wait until I tell you about the murder -- it'll make your hair stand on end.· I've heard rumours about how Captain Crayshaw disciplines his crew... things to make your hair stand on end.
if a thought or experience sends shivers down your spine , it makes you feel very frightened especially because it involves someone or something that is very evil: · When you think of what happened in that house, it sends shivers down your spine.· Mere mention of his name is enough to send shivers down the spine of even the most battle-hardened fighter.
if a thought or experience makes your blood run cold , it shocks and frightens you because it is extremely cruel, violent, or dangerous: · The thought of ever returning to the prison makes his blood run cold. · The man stepped forward, and when Amelie saw him give a Nazi salute, it made her blood run cold.
what you say to tell someone to hurry spoken · Hurry up or you'll be late for school.· If you want tickets, you'd better hurry up. There's only a few left.hurry up and do something · Hurry up and get your things, it's time to go.
say this when you want someone to hurry, especially when you are annoyed with them for being too slow: · Come on, you two, we're going to be late.· Oh come on! We don't have all day!
also get moving especially American spoken to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before: · Come on Sally, get a move on!· I think we'd better get moving, it's only five minutes to boarding time.
spoken say this when you want someone who is driving to hurry: · Step on it. We have a plane to catch.· You'll have to step on it if you're going to be there by eleven thirty.
British spoken to start working quickly: · Get cracking you people! I want the whole house cleaned by four o'clock.get cracking doing something: · When Alf arrives we'll get cracking moving the furniture.get cracking with: · It's time you got cracking with your homework.
British spoken say this when you are ordering someone to do something quickly: · I need to have that job done before lunch. Come on, jump to it!
to start taking part to start taking part in something that other people are already doing, especially something enjoyable such as a game, or a song: · When we get to the chorus I want everybody to join in!· James joined in the discussion to say that he agreed with what had been said.join in something: · We all wanted to join in the fun.join in with: · As a child, I was too shy to join in with the other children's games.
to start to take part in something, often something that will cause you problems or take a lot of your time: · It's a private matter between the two of them, and I don't think we should get involved.get involved in: · When did Anderson first get involved in local politics?· I don't want to get involved in an argument with you on the phone.· The US seemed unwilling to get involved in another war.
informal to start to take part in something that is already successful, especially a new type of business that other companies are already involved in: · Now that our exporting business to Eastern Europe has grown so successful, everyone wants to get in on the act.· Movie theater chains are expanding rapidly, and even small local theaters are getting in on the act.
informal to start to take part in an activity because a lot of other people are doing it and not necessarily because you believe in it: · More and more Republicans are hopping on the tax bandwagon to attract more voters.· Critics of the government's environmental policies say it has simply jumped on the bandwagon and has not done anything serious to fight pollution.
informal to deliberately interfere in a plan, activity etc that other people are organizing so that you can have some of the advantages of that situation: · I'm not going to let Jim muscle in on this deal - let him do his own negotiations.· Two men were killed when members of a rival gang tried to muscle in on their territory.
to relax and take part in a party, celebration, or special occasion: · This year Pat decided to get into the spirit and decorate her house for Halloween.· Although Mark felt depressed he did his best to enter into the spirit for Julie's sake.get/enter into the spirit of: · You'll enjoy yourself much more if you just relax and try to get into the spirit of the occasion.
when you stand in a line of people waiting British to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Students were queuing up at the bus-stop.queue (up) to do something: · It's worth queuing up to get the best tickets.queue (up) for: · I hope we don't have to queue for tickets.
American to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Go and wait in line like everyone else.stand/wait in line for: · There were about 50 people standing in line for tickets outside the club.stand/wait in line to do something: · People stood in line to touch him, believing his body had healing powers.
if people line up , they go and stand in a line and wait to do something or be given something: · The guard ordered us to line up by the wall.line up to do something: · Christopher and the other children lined up to receive their awards.
British /line American a group of people, standing one behind the other, who are all waiting for the same thing: · The queue went right round the block.queue for: · There was a long queue for the toilets.the front/back of the queue/line: · After waiting for an hour, we finally got to the front of the line.join a queue/get in line: · I joined the queue for a taxi.· Two people tried to get in line ahead of us.
British /be in (the) line American to be waiting in a line with people who are all waiting for the same thing: · While I was in the queue at the bank I met an old school friend.· Kerry started talking to the people who were in line ahead of us.be in the queue for: · Several people in the line for the rollercoaster gave up and left.
British to get something before other people who have been waiting for it longer than you: · My official uniform meant that we could jump the queue.· While ordinary citizens had to wait months to get hospital treatment, government officials were able to jump the queue.
informal to join a line in front of other people who are already waiting, so that you get something before them: · I hate people who push in in front of me!· Hey, that guy just cut in line!
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nounjuggernaut, nounjump, verbjumper cables, nounjump leads, nounjump-start, verbkickstand, nounkick-start, verbkick-start, nounKlaxon, nounlead-free, adjectivelearner's permit, nounleft-hand drive, adjectivelicense plate, nounlight, nounlimo, nounlimousine, nounlocal, nounlock, verblock, nounlog book, nounlorry, nounlow gear, nounL-plate, nounmagneto, nounmanifold, nounmechanic, nounmeter maid, nounmileage, nounmileometer, nounmilk float, nounminibus, nounminicab, nounminivan, nounmisfire, verbmoped, nounMOT, nounmotocross, nounmotor, nounmotor, adjectivemotor, verbmotorbike, nounmotorcade, nounmotor car, nounmotorcycle, nounmotor home, nounmotoring, nounmotorist, nounmotorized, adjectivemotor pool, nounmotor racing, nounmotor scooter, nounmotor vehicle, nounmoving van, nounmpg, muffler, nounmulti-storey, nounnearside, adjectiveneutral, nounnumber plate, nounoctane, nounodometer, nounomnibus, nounoverdrive, nounovershoot, verbpanel, nounpanel truck, nounpantechnicon, nounpark, verbpark and ride, nounparking, nounparking brake, nounparking garage, nounparking light, nounparking lot, nounparking meter, nounparking ticket, nounpassenger seat, nounpatrol car, nounpatrolman, nounpedal, nounpenalty point, nounpetrol station, nounpick-up, nounpick-up truck, nounpillion, nounpiston ring, nounpit, nounplate, nounplug, nounpneumatic, adjectivepound, nounpower steering, nounprang, verbpremium, nounprovisional licence, nounpush-start, verbrace, verbrace car, nounracing car, nounradar trap, nounradial tyre, nounradiator, nounrank, nounrearview mirror, nounrefuel, verbreg., registration, nounregistration number, nounregular, nounremould, nounremoval van, nounrespray, verbrestraint, nounretread, nounrev, verbreverse, verbreverse, nounreverse gear, nounreversing light, nounride, nounrig, nounright-hand drive, adjectiveroad hog, nounroad rage, nounroad test, nounroadworthy, adjectiveRolls-Royce, nounroof-rack, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunabout, nounRV, nounsaloon, nounsalt truck, nounscooter, nounseat belt, nounsedan, nounself-drive, adjectiveshaft, nounshift, verbshock absorber, nounsidecar, nounsidelight, nounsideswipe, verbsilencer, nounsill, nounslick, nounslipstream, nounsnarl, verbsnarl-up, nounsnow chains, nounsnowmobile, nounsnow plough, nounsnow tire, nounsouped-up, adjectivespare, nounspare tyre, nounsparking plug, nounspark plug, nounspeedometer, nounspeed trap, nounspeedway, nounsplash guard, nounspoiler, nounsports car, nounstall, nounstart, verbstarter, nounstarter motor, nounstation wagon, nounsteamroller, nounsteering, nounstick, nounstick shift, nounstretch limo, nounsump, nounsunroof, nounsupercharged, adjectivesuspension, nountachograph, nountachometer, nountailback, nountailboard, nountailgate, nountailgate, verbtail light, nountailpipe, nountax disc, nountaxi, nountaxicab, nounteamster, nountest certificate, nountest drive, nounthree-point turn, nounthree-wheeler, nounthrottle, nounthrust, nounticket, nountie-up, nountotal, 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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Fans were jumping up and down (=jumping repeatedly) and cheering. The cats jumped down and came to meet us. She jumped to her feet and left. Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you jump (=surprise or frighten you). Don’t shout. I nearly jumped out of my skin (=was very shocked or frightened)! The movie suddenly jumped ahead to the future.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I fell head-first down the stairs. jump-up kids (=young people who like this type of music) The egg cracked open and out came a baby chick.
Fans were jumping up and down (=jumping repeatedly) and cheering. (=jump out of danger) We managed to jump clear of the car before it hit the wall.
We managed to jump clear of the car before it hit the wall. The cats jumped down and came to meet us. She jumped to her feet and left. Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you jump (=surprise or frighten you). Don’t shout. I nearly jumped out of my skin (=was very shocked or frightened)! The movie suddenly jumped ahead to the future. (also skip bail British English) (=not return for your trial as you promised)· He jumped bail and fled the country three days before he was to be sentenced.
· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.
(=get up quickly)· ‘Look at the time!’ she cried, jumping up from her chair.
(=use an opportunity eagerly)· Ed jumped at the chance to earn some extra money.
(=decide something is true without knowing all the facts, especially when you are wrong)· Everyone jumped to the conclusion that we would get married.
I fell head-first down the stairs. (=be very pleased about something)· She tried to stay calm, but she was secretly jumping for joy.
jump-up kids (=young people who like this type of music) The egg cracked open and out came a baby chick. (=be very noticeable)· One mistake jumped off the page.
(=go to the front rather than joining the end of a queue)· An argument developed when she tried to jump the queue.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· I've often seen toddlers jumping about in the back of cars ahead of me.· The percentage of trucks jumped about 15 percent, to roughly 7, 000 a day.· She laughed and jumped about with the Palernians, trying to burst the bubbles.· Glover heard his father call his name and about jumped out of his skin.· Jonti jumps about, a mass of raps and vocal slaps.· Everybody's jumping about with knives anyway.· One I specially like was a clockwork bathing lady who jumps about when you turn the key in her back.· On the opposite side of the quadrangle, silhouetted figures were standing on the roofs, whooping and jumping about.
· But this is to jump ahead.
· Either they jump out of the Cabinet, or they jump around in it.· We will not jump from event to event just to prove that we can jump around.· Then suddenly I get all cold, and I have to jump around a bit to get warm.· Interest rates and inflation can jump around much more, governments can rise and fall. and so on.
· Moore dropped the rope and jumped back with a cry.· I yelled and I screamed at umpires, at everybody, and they all jumped back.· Lamarr jumped back dropping the broken pieces and with blood all over his hand and face.· She loosed her sash, sending it snaking with a flick of her wrist so that Grimm jumped back a pace.· As I said it, I jumped back in the bathroom and locked the door.· Harry nearly jumped back in surprise and flushed instantly in embarrassment at the distaste his flinching movement had signalled.· We walked down close to the waves as we had done as kids, jumping back when one surged toward us.
· I ran out on to the bridge and jumped down into the moat.· Over to the left is the ledge where the real diehard fools jump down sixty or seventy feet.· He checked, but only momentarily, then he had jumped down on to the track a knife in his hand.· His chest had tightened with pain as he watched Carson jump down from the truck.· He jumped down and seemed to stumble.· When it was almost still he jumped down with a smile.· I jumped down off the wall and joined my sister who was standing behind them listening.· Here and there a red squirrel jumped down noisily, then hopped back on to a horizontal log cushioned with soft green moss.
· He sent for his carriage and jumped in, and after telling his coachman to drive fast he ordered him to stop.· Magnanimously, I jumped in and offered to pay the discount difference so that my dining friend would not feel cheated.· Just imagine jumping in and putting your feet through it.· I go to the subway to say good-bye, and he jumps in after me.· Nails grabbed him, locked his bony arm round the shrinking body and jumped in with him.· Send out a mayday, jump in and wait.· The children began to jump in and out of the boat, arranging and re-arranging themselves.· Like a hockey fight, though, we have a third party jumping in.
· I jumped off and ran towards her and ... she backed away.· We brought a load of grunts with us, and they jumped off to join their fellows as soon as we landed.· He jumps off waterfalls to pass the time of day.· Carbon paper executives probably jumped off buildings when they learned about Xerox copiers.· These are paragliders; mad fools who climb to the top of Munros and jump off.· The words would jump off the page, I would understand things I had never understood before.· Thus adjured, Hector jumped off the bed with a short bark and trotted out of the room.· But just then McMurphy jumped off his bed and went to rustling through his nightstand, and I hushed.
· Then they jump on to their prey, paralyse it and feed on it.· Do they mind all this jumping on and off?· The more people jumped on to the bandwagon, the more others wanted to join them.· So with that, he jumped on me, started choking me and beating my head against the wall.· But no more of this being jumped on by strange exploding assassins.· I jumped on to my bunk, still yelling for release.· Suddenly he dashed across the street, dodging the traffic, and jumped on to a small motorbike.· The City is one of the few places left with the old London buses you can jump on and off.
· She was nearly home and some one jumped out at her and battered her with a piece of wood.· When a runner from the office called my name, I jumped out of my skin.· It was only a few seconds before he hit a culdesac and jumped out.· I nearly jumped out of my socks.· For the first goal, Newell out jumped him to head towards goal.· The other two men jumped out of the car and escaped on foot, Thayer said.· She says buried eels jumped out of the sand, and either stopped completely or moved sluggishly as if they were stunned.· Without another word, she jumped out and hurried inside.
· Holding hands with your man in the sea and jumping over the biggest waves you've ever seen?· Firebug torches a building as if he were making a bonfire for his father to jump over.· From a virtual standstill he jumped over.· Pascal once said that the mind builds walls that the heart jumps over, but somehow that did not satisfy me.· Stay on the left and let it come up close, jumping over its lightning bolts in the process.· The goal was to jump over the rubber string one hundred times without touching it.· Fill the trench with water and progressively jump over it, from time to time removing a pole.· People often still follow the rather dangerous custom of jumping over these bonfires, especially on the feast of São João.
· Firms wanting to merge have therefore been expected to jump through impossibly tight hoops.
· In moments, they were snuffling at his thighs, jumping up with gleeful whines to lick his face.· So I giggle, hoot and, you know, jump up and down when I watch this.· Byrne says that they added to the confusion by jumping up and down and shouting with glee.· He jumped up and crept from window to window.· She jumped up and caught the branch.· When I walked up to them, the girl jumped up, but Nguyen barked and she sat back down.· Her stomach jumped up and down.· When the Goldwater scholarship was announced this spring, Flores jumped up and down, not for joy, but from surprise.
NOUN· One of the reasons being put forward is that they are jumping on a bandwagon which unfortunately is worldwide.· This allows presidential candidates to jump on their bandwagons without being held accountable for their extreme positions.· We're still here, two extensions later, and very happy not to have jumped on the house-moving bandwagon.· Just a preliminary communication first, without the experimental details, so that nobody can jump on the bandwagon right away.· The more people jumped on to the bandwagon, the more others wanted to join them.· And other quick-serve restaurant chains, such as Boston Market, are jumping on the bandwagon.· In every country, intellectuals, too, have jumped on the nationalist bandwagon.· Companies such as Oracle are jumping on the bandwagon, too, with low-priced network computers.
· It had a habit of jumping on the bed when they were making love and clawing him.· I jumped off the brass bed and ran down the path toward the house.· Thus adjured, Hector jumped off the bed with a short bark and trotted out of the room.· One time he jumped out of bed in the middle of the afternoon and put on a suit and tie.· She jumped out of bed and, pulling on her shirt, darted next door into the head.· He ran ahead quickly, jumped into bed, and pretended to be asleep as the princesses returned to their room.· I went to my room and locked the door and ... I jumped into bed and pulled the duvet right over me.· But just then McMurphy jumped off his bed and went to rustling through his nightstand, and I hushed.
· Con had jumped at the chance of taking Cedric and the pair had apparently settled in happily together.· Not all the associations are jumping at the chance to buy and sell derivatives.· Her business mind had jumped at the chance of a spot of international acclaim.· I jumped at the chance to go buy a bottle of whisky to keep warm in the rushing cold air of night.· I signed him for Middlesbrough, and I jumped at the chance to sign him again here.· Mrs Froggat jumped at the chance.· Many stars have jumped at the chance to appear in Morse which is transmitted worldwide.· Actor, Anthony Hopkins, explains that he jumped at the chance to play a part in the film.
· It was you who jumped to the conclusion.· But they warned against jumping to conclusions until more is known.· Breaking a habit, be it over-eating, over-drinking, biting your nails or jumping to conclusions, is a tall order.· I walked in here, checked out the store, I checked you out, and I jumped to a conclusion.· He tends to jump to conclusions with feats of illogicality worthy of Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.· But let us not jump to dire conclusions.· Deeply hurt, Vincent jumped to the conclusion that news of his friendship with Sien had reached him and upset the man.
· I have often referred to my own fear when I was first required to make a horse jump a fence.· Mr Foster maintained his composure: If acceptable manners were a paddock, Mademoiselle Marguerite had not yet jumped the fence.· You and your horse need to be capable of jumping solid fences safely and under control.· I think the bull jumped the fence.· It jumped the fence lower down and disappeared from sight.· By herself she could jump over fences and ditches better than her brothers.· However, if you are committed to jumping a fence, they should not get in the way.· Some have been unable to wait, jumping the fence at night and skating on the completed ramps.
· The owners are constantly carping about runaway salaries, then fall over themselves to jump the gun and up the ante.· Although some winter barley growers jumped he gun last week, little was cut as crops were not fit.· Suppose some broker was able to anticipate the radio sign from Chicago, then he could jump the gun.· But we are jumping the gun here.· Aren't we jumping the gun a bit?· The new squad will officially be in existence on Monday anyway, so we're only jumping the gun by six days.· But I have jumped the gun.
· Firms wanting to merge have therefore been expected to jump through impossibly tight hoops.· He had me roll my body across the yard, he had me hop, he had me jump through hoops.
· If they jump for joy today hold off until they sober up again.· You ought to be jumping with joy.· Most people would jump with joy to hear of the mortgage war that broke out this week between Nationwide and Halifax.· Here he is jumping for joy.· No one was jumping for joy because they'd finally got the piece they'd been searching for for years.· He hadn't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place, as she knew very well.
· Such old-boy networks were one way of jumping the promotion queue, of obtaining sponsorship.· The duchess caused more ill-feeling and was jeered when she jumped hour-long queues on the slopes.· Why not save money - and jump the queue today.· Rayleen helped too, or rather her uniform did, giving us a pseudo-official status which meant we could jump the queue.· We can not jump the queue.
· Some guards moved the taxi back to the road and then they jumped on to the train again.· I was a fisherman myself before I jumped that train and wound up here.· Anyway, I'd already found a seat when he jumped on as the train was about to leave.· I once read a case in the newspaper about a man who jumped in front of an Underground train.· And says if he'd been given his own psychiatric nurse ... he would never have jumped off the train.
· A few days short of his fifteenth birthday, Gert attempted suicide, cutting his wrist and jumping from a third-floor window.· The stammering policeman jumped through the window and embedded his booted foot in the overturned pot.· Mrs Davison was injured when she jumped from a bedroom window and still has to use a crutch.· Yet, I should jump out the window if I had to do another Violet book!· He finishes after a bit and then jumps up on the window ledge.· Earlier this year, a thirty four year old woman died after jumping from a window in the same block.· Once, the script required him to jump through a plate-glass window.· Well, she's not going to jump out of the window in the next hour, is she?
VERB· Not to be denied my ride, I ran and jumped on his back, taking him by surprise.· I love people running, jumping, shooting, falling.· He ran ahead quickly, jumped into bed, and pretended to be asleep as the princesses returned to their room.· Robin Powell pays tribute to those who ran, jumped, and dunked themselves in beans for charity.· They ran, they jumped, they argued.· He began to run and jump across the white rocks, exhilarated by the emptiness all round.· John was born crippled and with cerebral palsy but could run, walk and jump.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► jump to it!► (go) jump in a lake!► jump the rails► jump a light► jump a train► jump the sharkPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the broad jump► jump/be thrown in at the deep end► a flying jump/leap► the high jump► the long jump
1upwards a)[intransitive] to push yourself up into the air, or over or away from something etc, using your legs: - Breaking a habit, be it over-eating, over-drinking, biting your nails or jumping to conclusions, is a tall order.
- But they warned against jumping to conclusions until more is known.
- Don't assume the worst or jump to conclusions.
- He tends to jump to conclusions with feats of illogicality worthy of Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.
- I suppose I just didn't want you jumping to conclusions.
- Posterity will jump to conclusions: that is its nature.
- The inductivist insists that we should not jump to conclusions.
- The temptation is to jump to conclusions without arriving at them via a review.
- I think it would be jumping the gun to sign the agreement at this stage.
- Miller is young, and comparing him to the great quarterbacks is jumping the gun.
- Surely it's jumping the gun to buy the ring before you've even asked her to marry you?
- Aren't we jumping the gun a bit?
- But I have jumped the gun.
- But we are jumping the gun here.
- It is unlikely that Boris Yeltsin would be implementing those reforms if we had jumped the gun, as the Opposition wanted.
- Suppose some broker was able to anticipate the radio sign from Chicago, then he could jump the gun.
- The new squad will officially be in existence on Monday anyway, so we're only jumping the gun by six days.
- The owners are constantly carping about runaway salaries, then fall over themselves to jump the gun and up the ante.
- He hadn't been exactly jumping for joy to have her here in the first place, as she knew very well.
- Here he is jumping for joy.
- If they jump for joy today hold off until they sober up again.
- It is, literally, a jump for joy.
- No one was jumping for joy because they'd finally got the piece they'd been searching for for years.
- I was just asking a question. You don't have to jump down my throat!
- My official uniform meant that we could jump the queue.
- While ordinary citizens had to wait months to get hospital treatment, government officials were able to jump the queue.
- Rayleen helped too, or rather her uniform did, giving us a pseudo-official status which meant we could jump the queue.
- We can not jump the queue.
- Why not save money - and jump the queue today.
- They'll have to jump through a lot of hoops to prove we can trust them.
- He had me roll my body across the yard, he had me hop, he had me jump through hoops.
- Many workers will jump ship if their employers try to limit their bonus.
- Before that happened, Ventura himself jumped ship.
- Does this mean Accord and Camry owners will be jumping ship for Chevrolet?
- Fox jumped ship after Modesty Blaise in 1966.
- Harley would have them jump ship just as it's pulling into the dock.
- My first commitment is to Aprilia and I don't intend to jump ship.
- Precious few traders were invited to return to Salomon after they had jumped ship, but Dipasquale was made an exception.
- Recruits in the big firms frequently jump ship.
- Sam seriously injured the fellow, and was then compelled to jump ship.
- Besides, jumping bail would make her a criminal.
- In the second scandal, bail bondsmen were getting their money back from the courts after their customers jumped bail.
- And everyone tried to climb on the bandwagon.
- And other quick-serve restaurant chains, such as Boston Market, are jumping on the bandwagon.
- Companies such as Oracle are jumping on the bandwagon, too, with low-priced network computers.
- Competitors are certain to jump on the bandwagon with rival systems and Nimslo's much-vaunted patents could be unable to stop them.
- For a while, the seif-centred members of celebrity circles were falling over themselves in their eagerness to jump on the bandwagon.
- If the petition is advertised, more creditors may jump on the bandwagon.
- Just a preliminary communication first, without the experimental details, so that nobody can jump on the bandwagon right away.
- The Communists have climbed on the bandwagon, but only to put the brakes on.
- Antony rose to his feet and stood gazing intensely at her.
- He got to his feet, did a 365-degree scan, and moved on.
- Kay McGovern rose to his feet, cheering appreciatively when the performance ended.
- The three men turned, facing it, Kao Chen getting to his feet.
- They got to their feet and consulted; then they disappeared.
- Zeinab rose to her feet and swept out of the box.
- And it's all about: Who is for the high jump in Rome?
- He'd be for the high jump, as usual.
- We had to jump through a lot of hoops in order to get the play on stage.
- He had me roll my body across the yard, he had me hop, he had me jump through hoops.
- Or, as the Palace will no doubt be recommending to the duchess in due course ... take a running jump.
How high can you jump?jump over/across/onto etc something He jumped over the wall and ran off. Fans were jumping up and down (=jumping repeatedly) and cheering.jump clear (of something) (=jump out of danger) We managed to jump clear of the car before it hit the wall. b)[transitive] to go over or across something by jumping: He jumped the gate, landing on the concrete.2downwards [intransitive] to let yourself drop from a place that is above the ground: The cats jumped down and came to meet us.jump from/out of/onto etc something Three people saved themselves by jumping from the window.3move fast [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly or suddenly in a particular direction SYN leapjump up/back/in etc Matt jumped up to answer the phone. We all jumped in a taxi. She jumped to her feet and left.4in fear/surprise [intransitive] to make a quick sudden movement because you are surprised or frightened: Marcia jumped. ‘What’s that noise?’ Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you jump (=surprise or frighten you). Don’t shout. I nearly jumped out of my skin (=was very shocked or frightened)!5increase [intransitive] to increase or improve suddenly and by a large amountjump (from ...) to something Profits jumped to £2.6 million last year. Norway jumped from ninth to third place. ► Do not say that an amount, level, price etc ‘jumps up’. Say that it jumps.6keep changing [intransitive, transitive] to change quickly and often from one idea, place, position etc to another – used to show disapprovaljump from something to something Cathy kept jumping from one topic to another.jump about/around (something) I’ve been jumping about the file instead of working straight through it.7miss a stage [intransitive, transitive] to move suddenly to a further part of a book, discussion etc leaving out the part in between: I’m afraid I jumped a couple of chapters.jump to The movie suddenly jumped ahead to the future.8machine [intransitive] if a machine or piece of equipment jumps, it moves suddenly because something is wrong with it: Why does the video keep jumping like this?9attack [transitive] informal to attack someone suddenly: Somebody jumped him in the park last night.10jump to conclusions to form an opinion about something before you have all the facts: There may be a simple explanation. Let’s not jump to conclusions.11jump the gun to start doing something too soon, especially without thinking about it carefully12jump for joy to be extremely happy and pleased13jump down somebody’s throat informal to suddenly speak angrily to someone14jump the queue British English to go in front of others who are already waiting in a line – used to show disapproval → queue-jumping15jump through hoops to do a series of things that are difficult or annoying, but that are necessary in order to achieve something: We had to jump through hoops to get our visas in time.16jump ship a)to leave an organization that you are working for, especially in order to join another: The best employees jumped ship at the first opportunity. b)to leave a ship on which you are working as a sailor, without permission17jump bail to leave a town, city, or country where a court of law has ordered you to stay until your trial1(1)18jump to it! spoken used to order someone to do something immediately19(go) jump in a lake! spoken used to rudely tell someone to go away20jump the rails British English, jump the tracks American English if a train jumps the rails, it suddenly goes off the metal tracks it is moving along21jump a light (also jump the lights) to drive through red traffic lights without stopping22jump a train especially American English to travel on a train, especially a freight train, without paying23jump the shark informal if a television series jumps the shark, something silly happens in it and from that time people stop thinking it is good24car [transitive] American English to jump-start a car25sex [transitive] spoken not polite to have sex with someoneTHESAURUSjump verb [intransitive, transitive] to push yourself up into the air, over something etc, using your legs: · The cat jumped up onto the table.· He jumped over the stream.· His horse jumped the fence successfully.skip verb [intransitive] to move forwards with little jumps between your steps, especially because you are feeling happy: · The little girl was skipping down the street.hop verb [intransitive] to jump or move around on one leg: · He was hopping around because he’d injured his foot.leap verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to suddenly jump up high or a long way: · The deer leapt over the fence.· Tina leapt onto the boat as it was moving away.· Fish were leaping out of the water.bounce verb [intransitive] to jump up and down several times, especially on something that has springs in it: · Children love bouncing on beds.dive verb [intransitive] to jump into water with your head and arms first: · Zoë dived into the swimming pool.vault /vɔːlt $ vɒːlt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] especially written to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you: · He vaulted the ticket barrier and ran for the exit.· Ben tried to vault over the bar.jump at something phrasal verb to eagerly accept the chance to do something: I jumped at the chance of a trip to Hong Kong.jump in phrasal verb to interrupt someone or suddenly join a conversation: Lena quickly jumped in with a diverting remark.jump on somebody phrasal verb informal to criticize or punish someone, especially unfairlyjump on for He used to jump on me for every little mistake.jump out at somebody phrasal verb if something jumps out at you, it is extremely noticeable, often in a way you do not like: I don’t like jewellery that jumps out at you.jump1 verbjump2 noun
jumpjump2 ●●● S3 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a parachute jump
- Aziz won the event with a jump of 2 metres.
- That was his best jump of the competition.
- By then, their jump is reasonably established, so you can see what you are buying!
- Her eyes were rimmed with the price of traversing oceans, the jump of time zones.
- Or, as the Palace will no doubt be recommending to the duchess in due course ... take a running jump.
- Was it Carl Lewis falling prostrate after his gold medal long jump?
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Douglas made his first 10,000-foot parachute jump yesterday. The new law is a great jump forward for human rights. Her horse cleared all the jumps in the first round.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I fell head-first down the stairs. jump-up kids (=young people who like this type of music) The egg cracked open and out came a baby chick.
Douglas made his first 10,000-foot parachute jump yesterday. The new law is a great jump forward for human rights. Her horse cleared all the jumps in the first round. (also skip bail British English) (=not return for your trial as you promised)· He jumped bail and fled the country three days before he was to be sentenced.
· I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.
(=get up quickly)· ‘Look at the time!’ she cried, jumping up from her chair.
(=use an opportunity eagerly)· Ed jumped at the chance to earn some extra money.
(=decide something is true without knowing all the facts, especially when you are wrong)· Everyone jumped to the conclusion that we would get married.
I fell head-first down the stairs. (=be very pleased about something)· She tried to stay calm, but she was secretly jumping for joy.
jump-up kids (=young people who like this type of music) The egg cracked open and out came a baby chick. (=be very noticeable)· One mistake jumped off the page.
(=go to the front rather than joining the end of a queue)· An argument developed when she tried to jump the queue.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· He gets annual increases but never a big salary jump, which he would if he were promoted.· The blips appeared on three separate occasions, and each time the lowest instrument showed the biggest jump.· Now take some big jumps forward.· With inflation apparently moribund, a big jump in rates seems unlikely.· In a more unsettling development, the report also revealed a big jump in prices paid for raw materials.· The biggest jumps in participation rates were recorded by workers under age 44, minorities, machine operators and laborers.
· I adore your little jumps of logic.· She came closer, with tiny little jumps, until they were hugging close.· They move by suddenly flexing the hinder end of their body so that they give a little skipping jump.
· Or, as the Palace will no doubt be recommending to the duchess in due course ... take a running jump.
NOUN· The Committee also handed out a four-week suspension to Bruce Dowling, the jump jockey, for forging a doctor's signature.· Fred Winter was one of the most skilful and durable jump jockeys of the same period.· Allen Webb, the jump jockey, will be out of action for a week after injuring his neck while riding out.· Glover, 45, and a former top-notch jump jockey, took up training relatively late in his racing career.· With prize money declining, he laments that most of the time jump jockeys risk their necks for £150.
· Students at the college have raised £6,000 for the appeal so far by parachute jumps and other fund-raising efforts.· When Amelia learned to fly in 1921, Lieutenant Harris's parachute jump was still almost two years in the future.· In the same year he made his first parachute jump from an airship.· There's archery on-site too as well as a simulated parachute jump.
VERB· By the spring of 1993, after being an assistant coach for eight years, she was ready to make the jump.· The approach is what makes the jump.· Just yesterday, Olympic Financial, a Minneapolis loan-services company, made the jump.· In the last 50 years, our strategic forces made quantum jumps in effectiveness that surpassed anything the Soviet Union could do.
· Boston Scientific reported a 29 percent jump in fourth-quarter sales, excluding acquisitions, at Hambrecht&.· The big chip group reported a 25 % jump in fourth-quarter sales and higher operating profit.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► keep/stay etc a jump ahead (of somebody)PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the broad jump► jump/be thrown in at the deep end► a flying jump/leap► the high jump► the long jump
1up an act of pushing yourself suddenly up into the air using your legs SYN leap: - I want to get a jump on my Christmas shopping.
- Admitting defeat, her husband was working Sunday to get a jump on the week.
- But if she got pins and needles and had to move, it woke with a jump and crept forwards again.
- Rose had enrolled Gabriel, with a jump of surprise the girl admitted it.
- The ceiling was so low that with a jump Matilda could nearly touch it with her finger-tips.
- Waking with a jump, disorientated for a moment, Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.
- And everyone tried to climb on the bandwagon.
- And other quick-serve restaurant chains, such as Boston Market, are jumping on the bandwagon.
- Companies such as Oracle are jumping on the bandwagon, too, with low-priced network computers.
- Competitors are certain to jump on the bandwagon with rival systems and Nimslo's much-vaunted patents could be unable to stop them.
- For a while, the seif-centred members of celebrity circles were falling over themselves in their eagerness to jump on the bandwagon.
- If the petition is advertised, more creditors may jump on the bandwagon.
- Just a preliminary communication first, without the experimental details, so that nobody can jump on the bandwagon right away.
- The Communists have climbed on the bandwagon, but only to put the brakes on.
- Antony rose to his feet and stood gazing intensely at her.
- He got to his feet, did a 365-degree scan, and moved on.
- Kay McGovern rose to his feet, cheering appreciatively when the performance ended.
- The three men turned, facing it, Kao Chen getting to his feet.
- They got to their feet and consulted; then they disappeared.
- Zeinab rose to her feet and swept out of the box.
- And it's all about: Who is for the high jump in Rome?
- He'd be for the high jump, as usual.
- We had to jump through a lot of hoops in order to get the play on stage.
- He had me roll my body across the yard, he had me hop, he had me jump through hoops.
- Or, as the Palace will no doubt be recommending to the duchess in due course ... take a running jump.
the best jump of the competition a dancer famous for his impressive jumps2down an act of letting yourself drop from a place that is above the grounddo/make a jump Douglas made his first 10,000-foot parachute jump yesterday.3increase a sudden large increase in an amount or valuejump in a jump in inflation rates4progress especially British English a large or sudden change, especially one that improves things: The new law is a great jump forward for human rights.5with a jump British English if you wake, sit up etc with a jump, you do it very suddenly because you are surprised or shocked: She woke with a jump, hearing a noise downstairs.6keep/stay etc a jump ahead (of somebody) British English informal to keep your advantage over the people you are competing with by always being the first to do or know something new7something you jump over a fence, gate, or wall that a person or horse has to jump over in a race or competition: Her horse cleared all the jumps in the first round.8get a jump on somebody/something American English informal to gain an advantage, especially by doing something earlier than usual or earlier than someone else: I want to get a jump on my Christmas shopping. → high jump, long jump, ski jump, triple jump, → take a running jump at running2(8)