1no object, usually with adverbial of direction Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

1. 1.1with object Pass over (an obstacle or barrier) by jumping.
   one of the deer tried to jump the ditch

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Over $5,000 is on the line in a competition that sees motorcycle riders jumping an 80 ft gap whilst performing tricks in the air.
   • Despite our best efforts, the deer had easily jumped our carefully erected fence.
   • If avian flu manages to jump the species barrier completely then it's going to spread extremely rapidly.
   • There is nothing better than to see four or five horses jumping the last at Cheltenham and coming up that hill.
   • The horse comfortably jumped the final fence and won by 10 lengths as favourite Ibis Rochelais failed to keep pace.
   • Napster also still has to jump some serious legal hurdles to guarantee its future.
   • Bertha Jones said she saw officers chasing the suspect across the street where he jumped an iron gate and put his hands in the air as if to surrender.
   • Should the 12-year-old negotiate the track safely, he will break the record for the number of National fences ever jumped by one horse.
   • The six year old gelding took to jumping fences like a duck to water.
   • Initial police reports suggested that he jumped the ticket barrier and ran onto the train.
   • Croft galloped across the field and jumped the low hedge into the meadow.
   • There are hurdles still to be jumped: possible EC and Department of Justice inquiries or rejection of the deal by the shareholders.
   • When she questioned them one of the men punched her in the face, leaving her with a swollen eye and a gash to the forehead, before the pair jumped the barriers and ran off.
   • It was a smallish expanse of grassland bordered by hedges the horses could easily jump if they were so inclined.
   • Visitors are ignoring numerous written and verbal warnings not to exit the building, and are jumping barriers or opening fire exits to get on to the mountain.

   Synonyms

   vault (over), leap over, clear, sail over, hop over, go over, leapfrog

   pole-vault, hurdle
2. 1.2with adverbial (of an athlete or horse) perform in a competition involving jumping over obstacles.
   his horse jumped well and won by five lengths

   Example sentencesExamples

   • On top of that, I was upset because we'd just gone four miles and the horse had jumped really well.
   • Hedgehunter - loves Aintree and jumps effortlessly around the course.
   • Mullins was delighted that the decision to send him to the front early worked, and the horse jumped brilliantly.
   • ‘He was beaten by a very good horse but he jumped well and battled well,’ he said.
   • The horse did not jump well and but for the departures of leader Ricardo and second placed Joueur D' Estruval at the third last it could well have been a different story entirely!
   • He rode Word Perfect II, who jumped only the third clear round in the event's history.
   • Two riders jumped steady clears to finish ahead of Joanne, but she held on to the third ticket after an agonising wait.
   • Fantasia jumped lazily the first time, but cantered after the fence - a sure sign your horse jumped well.
   • On an individual note, Marion Hughes and Heritage Fortunas performed well, jumping clear in round one and adding just four in the second.
   • I don't think I've ever seen a horse jump so well over the Aintree fences as Hallo Dandy
   • We have some good riders, they all jumped well today and we expect a good placing tomorrow if not a win.
   • Apparently the horse jumped particularly well and his trainer expects him to make a big impression in novice chases.
3. 1.3 (especially of prices or figures) rise suddenly and by a large amount.
   pre-tax profits jumped from £51,000 to £1.03 million

   Example sentencesExamples

   • China's coal prices have jumped more than 40 per cent over the past year.
   • The index jumped 3.1 percent on Tuesday, one day after the election.
   • The price of gold jumped $7 an ounce in a single trading session.
   • Tyre production in May this year increased by 10 per cent as against the same month last year, with exports jumping by 62 per cent.
   • The price of oil jumped higher yesterday amid increased tension in the Middle East - giving rise to fears of higher prices at the pumps.
   • Over the past 18 months, the total number of jobs at the business and technology park jumped from 150 to 400.
   • If his predictions are correct, he believes turnover at the centre will jump from £16 million in the first year to £200 million in year five.
   • The price of oil jumped again yesterday, but was still trading just off its all-time high of $44.77 reached last Friday.
   • China's property prices jumped 11 percent in the first five months of the year as the economy expands.
   • In the health authority area of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley, the same figure jumped from 19 to 27 over the same period.
   • As a result, inventories will be tight this winter and there is every likelihood that prices will jump as much as 30%.
   • Fuel prices in Perth are also on the rise, with the average unleaded price jumping from 84.7 cents a litre on Monday to 92.4 cents yesterday.
   • A dozen eggs used to cost Rp 6,200, now the price has jumped to Rp 7,000.
   • On Monday, European oil stocks performed well as the price of oil jumped to its highest level in three months.
   • In 2004 that figure has jumped to over 800 a month, yet the scheme is still threatened with closure.
   • Net profit jumped by 53 per cent while operating profit is up 25.43 per cent.
   • The earnings of gold-mining companies should jump if the price of gold rises.
   • We'll start in Las Vegas, where housing prices jumped more than 50 percent last year alone.
   • In 1996 10,000 houses were built in rural areas, but the figure had jumped to 18,000 by 1999.
   • Immediately after the storm, gas prices jumped as much as 50 cents per gallon in some areas.

   Synonyms

   rise, go up, leap up, shoot up, soar, surge

   climb, increase, mount, escalate, spiral

   informal skyrocket
4. 1.4informal (of a place) be full of lively activity.
   the bar is jumping on Fridays and Saturdays

   Example sentencesExamples

   • On Saturday evening, this place was jumping!
   • The annual regatta fortnight is held over the final week of July and first week of August, a time when the place is jumping with visitors and locals alike.
   • But the joint was jumping, a number of people were already there and more were expected.
   • While the place was jumping and filled with appreciative listeners, the rest of the pub, with its sad Sky TV and pool table, was an echoing canyon.
   • It's nine o'clock on a beautiful Friday evening in Leith, but the joint isn't jumping.
   • In town ‘no vacancy’ signs proliferate and the town is jumping for the Easter weekend.
   • The town was jumping, as it usually was in the summer, and I wanted so badly to be out in it, living it up.
   • The place was jumping and there was a smell of paraffin.
   • The place is always jumping and the energy is vibrant.
   • Barry's will be jumping this St Patrick's Weekend with the best entertainment around.
   • Went to Hurricane for a Christmas Party & the place was jumping!
   • The place was jumping, yes a little bit over crowded, and slightly pretentious, but that just added to the atmosphere.
   • Old favourites such as Give It Away got the standing area jumping, making getting close to the band a dangerous, though worthwhile, experience.
   • It's bustling enough by day, but by night the joint is jumping.
   • I turned around when the big anthemic tunes came on and it was nothing short of an incredible sight to see the whole place jumping.
   • New York was lively and jumping and it was great to not have to go near my car for four days.
   • I had an email earlier today from my friend Mariella in Auckland, who says that the place is jumping with the extra people come into town for the Big Day Out.
   • Well get down to the Dooney some night this week, because the place is literally jumping with the best music and craic around.

   Synonyms

   busy, crowded, bustling, hectic, swarming, teeming, astir, buzzing, thronging
5. 1.5informal with object (of driver or a vehicle) fail to stop at (a red traffic light)
   she jumped at least seven red lights

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Leigh's car was seen driving at high speeds close to another car and both vehicles jumped a red light.
   • The widow of a man killed when an articulated lorry jumped traffic lights and ploughed into his car said today nine months jail for the driver was ‘lenient’.
   • All are seeking compensation in the aftermath of Britain's worst train disaster, which was caused because a driver jumped a red light.
   • A CAB firm has called for a speed camera to be investigated after 12 drivers were clocked jumping a red traffic light - at zero miles per hour.
   • Motorists jump red lights and get stuck on level crossings.
   • One expert assessment found that, out of 17 accidents up until the end of last year, 14 were caused by motorists jumping red lights.
   • I was slowing down as the lights turned to red; the man driving behind me hooted, wanting me to jump the lights, enraged that I had not done so.
   • They should also put cameras at the bottom of the high street to stop people jumping the traffic lights down there.
   • On Tuesday there was a serious accident at the crossroads at Tzanov Boulevard and Ivanov Street at 9pm when one driver jumped a red light.
   • The mobile cameras can detect a speeding motorist up to 100 yards away while red light cameras detect drivers who jump traffic lights.
   • Police should deal with the increasing number of motorists jumping traffic lights by switching resources away from speed cameras, says the RAC.
   • Another idea is placing cameras on traffic lights to catch drivers jumping red lights.
   • The next time you decide to jump a red light, the prying eyes of the law may not be the only ones to be wary of.
   • They were installed at traffic lights along the busy A630 Balby corridor last March to stop motorists jumping red lights.
   • I have, on one occasion, started to cross a pelican crossing and a car jumped the red lights and nearly hit me.
   • For example, they could stop using their mobile phones while driving, try and drive at the speed limit and try not to jump lights.
   • Now, instead of concentrating on speeders and drivers jumping red lights, the officers will focus on muggers and thugs.
   • The pair were hit on Manchester Road, Heaton Chapel, on Sunday evening when the driver jumped a red light.

   Synonyms

   ignore, disregard, fail to stop at, drive through, overshoot

   informal run
6. 1.6with object Get on or off (a train or other vehicle) quickly, typically illegally or dangerously.
   he jumped a freight train on the German border

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Money was tight and we had to keep low, so we jumped a freight train to get back to New York.
   • I wound up jumping freight trains, going to Texas and not going to school, working in the oil fields, bucking hay, and doing all kinds of stuff.
   • Determined to escape this grim prospect, she jumps a bus to Sydney in the hope of rejoining her estranged father.
   • Our hero took his chance and legged it, grabbing his coat and case and jumping train miles from home.
7. 1.7North American with object Take summary possession of (a mining concession or other piece of land) after alleged abandonment or forfeiture by the former occupant.
   the same long story about the time somebody jumped his claim

   Example sentencesExamples

   • During an argument over which settler had the right to jump the land claim of an Indiana lumber company, Coleman shot Dow in the back.
   • After Deborah wins Linda's quarter-section from Crook by jumping the claim, she and Eden develop the land and begin extracting manganese from the hill at the center of the property.

2no object, usually with adverbial (of a person) move suddenly and quickly in a specified way.

1. 2.1 (of a person) make a sudden involuntary movement in reaction to something that causes surprise or shock.
   an owl hooted nearby, making her jump

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The sudden voice made her jump and she turned round to see who it was.
   • Suddenly there was a knock at the door making us both jump.
   • There was a moment of awkward silence until a phone ringing made them all jump, then they laughed, embarrassed that they were so easily startled.
   • We all jumped, surprised that she was even paying attention.
   • A knock at the door made me jump.
   • The man, surprised by this sudden movement jumped, and screamed.
   • Just then, her intercom beeped, making her jump.
   • She glanced up and then jumped, truly surprised to see him.
   • Harriet Feinglass jumps every time the phone rings.
   • He jumps, surprised, and the loud clatter of silverware resonates from our corner of the reception hall.
   • Suddenly, Samantha's cell phone rang, causing her to jump in surprise.
   • But her eyes had hardly adapted to the darkness when a new shock made her jump.
   • Suddenly, the kitchen door burst open, and all four of us jumped.
   • He gently touches her shoulder, and she jumps in surprise.
   • She jumped in shock, apparently not knowing that I had come in.
   • I jumped, startled by the sound of someone banging on the door.
   • As I am leaving, he follows me silently down the stairs and jumps slightly when I turn around.
   • Lightning cracked and the lights flickered, making both girls jump.
   • Whenever something fell or moved, she'd jump in surprise.
   • Instead, we slowly creep along, jumping each time a twig cracks beneath us.

   Synonyms

   start, jerk, jolt, flinch, recoil, twitch, wince

   shudder, shake, quiver

   informal jump out of one's skin
2. 2.2 Pass quickly or abruptly from one idea, subject, or state to another.
   the book jumps constantly from Brooklyn to Harlem

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Now Hooke was never a person who did one thing at a time, indeed he seemed at his best when his mind was jumping from one idea to another.
   • The two dropped the subject and quickly jumped to other things.
   • The storyline jumps forward and backward in time in non-linear fragments.
   • He jumps from subject to subject with practically no transitions.
   • With all my revisions I'm concerned that the scenes jump from person to person far too often.
   • Movements are quick, speech is fast and thoughts jump from idea to idea.
   • The letters that are interspersed throughout the book seem to be in order but the rest of the book jumps back and forth seemingly as he thinks of things to write about.
   • Closer takes place over the course of four years but often jumps ahead a few months or a year at a time, concentrating on periods of crisis in the relationships portrayed.
   • He jumped from one subject to another with out explaining himself but he was perfectly clear… eventually.
   • The book jumps frequently across the 20th century, not always coherently; useful details are dropped in odd locations.
   • The book jumps from story to story, with some anecdotes feeling over-explained and others seemingly incomplete.
   • The varying heights of the artwork will only serve to add confusion and your gaze will jump from piece to piece.
   • The scenes cut between the characters and jump backwards and forwards in time.
   • After a quick introduction the film jumps back twenty years to show us how these two ended up in the ring together.
   • While the script jumps forward and backwards in time, Rose leaves more unexplained than he should.
   • He was talking really fast, jumping from one subject to the next, probably hoping that he would not have to listen to what I had to say.
   • From there the scenes jump between the guys in a beach house in Alexandria and their female counterparts back in Cairo.
   • The film jumps back and forth between his rise to power and the trial that led to his 25-year sentence.
   • Vivian jumped from subject to subject without pause, as if breathing were merely a happy suggestion.
   • Owen scowled, annoyed the subject had jumped from cute girls to school in a matter of seconds.
3. 2.3with object Omit or skip over (part of something) and pass on to a further point or stage.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Chuck was happy that his daughter was smart enough to jump a grade, but at the same time, it disturbed him. She was growing up so fast.
   • Andrew Drury put in a near perfect performance that enabled him to jump a grade by skipping the yellow belt all together and moving up to orange belt.
   • But with tears streaming down my face it was easy to jump the dozen places to the front of the taxi queue.
4. 2.4 (of a machine or device) move or jerk suddenly and abruptly.
   the vibration can cause the needle to jump

   Example sentencesExamples

   • All I remembered was the gun jumping in my hand and the feeling of ripping, tearing pain.
   • I know there may be some movement of the needle because of waves and the rocking action of the boat, but our gauges jump all over.
   • I see him pointing right at me, the gun jumping in his hands.
   • Toby changed gears a little too aggressively and the car jumped slightly.
   • As I squeezed the trigger, the sound was deafening, the gun jumped uncontrollably in my hands.
   • The little rental car jumps along jerkily as Dad tries to shift gears without giving himself a cardiac arrest.
   • The polygraph needles jumped and the readings scrolled out.
   • Dad had left it in gear and the prized family wagon jumped forward smashing into yet another parked car.
5. 2.5 (of a person) make a sudden, impulsive rush to do something.
   Gordon jumped to my defence

   Example sentencesExamples

   • At this point, I still had feelings for him and I really had to fight myself not to just jump back into a relationship with him.
   • So he would know not to jump right into a relationship with you!
   • My advice is to just jump right into a job that sounds somewhat fun and interesting.
   • Stone's Labour colleagues were quick to jump to his defence.
   • Whenever suffering appears we quickly jump to someone's aid.
   • The press feared that was the end of her statement, and quickly jumped in with a barrage of questions that only made her even more emotional.
   • As quickly as he had jumped to judge Tyler, Jon was learning to have pity for him.
6. 2.6Bridge Make a bid that is higher than necessary, in order to signal a strong hand.
   East jumped to four spades

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If responder has a count of 12 points he can jump straight to three No-Trumps.
7. 2.7informal with object Attack (someone) suddenly and unexpectedly.
   he was jumped by seven men as he opened the front door of his home

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Just as he brought his hand down to hit her he was jumped from behind.
   • Victim of a seemingly random attack, he was jumped and kicked to a pulp as he made his way home from a 21st birthday celebration.
   • Then, out of nowhere, some idiot jumps me and screams profanities at me.
   • Jerry jumped him from behind, and messed him up pretty badly.
   • Proctor had no sooner entered the cell when the two prisoners jumped him.
   • I just went out to have a good time and a couple of punks jump me and steal my watch and my fanny pack.
   • Micky Adams is walking down the ramp when suddenly he is jumped from behind by a little guy dressed all in black.
   • Minutes after entering a Boston dance club in the early morning hours, he was jumped from behind by three men.
   • Twenty minutes later, however, the alarm went off again and he heard a stool being moved in the bar, so he went down to investigate - only to be jumped from behind.
   • He probably would've jumped him and beaten him to death.
   • Brian grunted as someone jumped him from behind, almost losing his balance and falling over.
   • Before I had a chance to glance around, someone jumped me from behind.
   • Just as he was about to break the lock off the carriage door, he was suddenly jumped from behind.

   Synonyms

   assault, beat, beat up, batter, thrash, pound, pummel, assail, set upon, fall upon, set about, strike at, let fly at, tear into, lash out at, aggress

3North American vulgar slang Have sexual intercourse with (someone).

4North American informal with object Start (a vehicle) using jump leads.

1An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.

1. 1.1 An obstacle to be jumped, especially by a horse and rider in an equestrian competition.
   the horse made a nonsense of the second jump

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Uttoxeter also has a lot of jumps meetings over the summer.
   • Chase and I work on our dressage and then after working on it for about an hour I let Chase rest while I set up some jumps around five feet tall.
   • It was in jump racing that he first made his mark as a trainer, sending out two winners on his first day and breaking prize money records as he won the jumps title in his first season.
   • The award is aimed at recognising consistently good performances in the major races of the jumps season.
   • The ‘Blues’ were to win almost every major race in Europe and America, on the flat as well as over the jumps and in harness racing.
   • A £1,000 horse trailer, horse jumps, eight horse rugs and a generator were also destroyed.
   • Any horse falling at the trial jump or twice refusing is not allowed to compete.
   • The final two jumps of the circuit form the only pair negotiated just once - and they could not be more different.
   • The Metcalf Memorial marked Sur La Tete's fifth victory in 11 starts over the jumps.
   • The inquiry leading to the arrests was launched following positive dope tests on two horses beaten at short odds in jumps races during March 1997.
   • Over jumps, FitzGerald trained six Cheltenham Festival winners, including Forgive'N Forget, who won the Gold Cup in 1985.
   • They seemed to be climbing higher and higher and then there was a thump and the horse and rider galloped away from the jump and through the yellow and red flags that marked the end of the course.
   • Aintree hosts one of the most famous jumps meetings in the world but many of the women of Merseyside seem to think of it more as an all-weather event.
   • Over the jumps at Newcastle, all eyes will be on Jazz d' Estruval in the Novices' Chase.
   • And as another campaign over the jumps closes on Saturday, we know he is one of the best racehorses - ever.
   • As her horse leaves the ground in front of a jump, for example, the rider's upper body folds forward.
   • The bay gelding was bred in Pennsylvania and has won six of ten career races over the jumps.
   • The bulk of the action on Thursday takes place over the jumps, with meetings at Haydock Park and Ludlow.
   • Jane moved one of the jumps inside the indoor arena.
   • And if you just want to watch somebody tackling the jumps, you can relax in the Club Bar overlooking the indoor ring.

   Synonyms

   obstacle, barrier

   fence, hurdle, rail, hedge, gate
2. 1.2 An act of descending from an aircraft by parachute.
   she will make a sponsored jump at Thruxton Airfield

   a parachute jump

   Example sentencesExamples

   • At once terrifying and thrilling, many would consider a parachute jump to be the experience of a lifetime.
   • Up to 30 experienced jumpers will take part but all newcomers will get the opportunity to take a tandem jump.
   • Nicki, who has previously completed a parachute jump in aid of the hospital, lost her first son to the same disease when he was just six days old.
   • Nothing I have done in my 29 years on this planet comes close to a parachute jump.
   • Now, nearly 13 years later, she has decided to do a parachute jump to raise money for the special care baby unit at Great Western Hospital.
   • But as Halvorsen said, the challenge for high-building jumping is to open the parachute successfully during the jump.
   • When bad weather stopped the jump, the parachute was kept in a store at the airfield that was locked overnight but was left open in the day.
   • In all, Stearns, 46, has made more than 14,000 jumps - more than any other woman on the planet.
   • After 20 jumps, you're ready to jump solo from 10,500 feet with a free fall of 35 to 40 seconds.
   • I transferred to the paratroops in May 1944 and successfully completed six compulsory parachute jumps.
   • When I related to them how, on one jump, I was caught in a thermal updraft and was actually going up instead of down, they laughed in disbelief.
   • She will be doing a tandem jump from 13,000 feet with an instructor at Netheravon airfield.
   • Who holds the record for the highest freefall parachute jump?
   • In December 1982 he broke his leg following a parachute jump and never completed his training.
   • She has already proved herself to be fearless after performing a parachute jump for the charity last year.
   • Still a largely illegal activity, base jumpers are usually experienced skydivers who have completed at least 250 jumps before moving on to base jumping.
   • They also help civilian parachuting groups who are on call for military purposes and provide tandem jumps for search and rescue operations.
   • However, in spite of her ordeals, Ms Brown has never let it stop her, even taking part in parachute jumps for charity.
   • She is doing a sponsored parachute jump in her granddaughter's memory.
   • The well-known 84-year-old parachutist Eva Bradley, who has made several jumps at Hibaldstow, described the accident as a one-in-a-million chance.
3. 1.3 A sudden dramatic rise in amount, price, or value.
   a 51 per cent jump in annual profits

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The 68 per cent jump in profits is based on strong revenue growth and the introduction of new routes.
   • It lets a data center automatically spring into action when, for example, the software spies a sudden jump in transaction volumes or a surge in email usage.
   • By December, however, U.S. industrial production had posted its biggest jump in four years, and companies were hiring again.
   • Inflation in the UK took a sudden upward jump last month, rising to an annual rate of 2.6%.
   • The study blamed rapidly expanding road networks and a sharp increase in flights for the dramatic jump in air, noise and light pollution in the past decade.
   • The uplift in the figures came from international lending, which saw a 68 per cent jump in profits.
   • The economy added 2.23m jobs last year, the largest gain since 1999, contributing to a jump in consumer confidence.
   • Clearly, he is more concerned about short-term price jumps than the long-term costs of not acting to slow global warming.
   • It is true, of course, that when the nation's industrial capacity is all being used, a sudden jump in military spending will create inflation.
   • The central bank has noted that overall inflation has been higher than expected, due mainly to a jump in gasoline prices.
   • After a sharp jump upward in April 2003, the index stabilized and then strengthened further toward the end of the year.
   • He predicted that the biggest jump in prices would come at the lower end of the market.
   • Still, there are some signs that may indicate a problem, such as a sudden jump in portfolio turnover, a measure of trading activity.
   • In the north west currency devaluation has led to a huge jump in the price of imported rice.
   • We just found out the other day that gross domestic product rose 3.8 percent, a huge jump.
   • The rise, which followed a jump of 0.9 per cent in February, puts the average cost of a house at £149,800.
   • The State has seen a massive jump in cases of the sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia.
   • The increase reflected the biggest jump in consumer spending in a year.
   • The figures showed a big jump in the number of people doing two-year job-related " foundation degrees".
   • Visa says it saw a 26 percent jump in online spending.

   Synonyms

   rise, leap, increase, upturn, upsurge, upswing, spiralling, lift, escalation, elevation, boost, advance, augmentation

   informal hike
4. 1.4 A large or sudden transition or change.
   the jump from county to Test cricket

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Fischer himself had made the jump from revolution to reform, but the same could not be said for everyone in the Greens.
   • And now Dr. Laura is about to make the jump from the radio to the boob tube, courtesy of a show this fall from Paramount Television.
   • I think you need to decide if you want to make one large jump or a series of smaller steps that you hope will ultimately change him and your own situation.
   • Moreover, the transition between these two regimes is known to be sharp; it is a true discontinuity, a sudden jump rather than a smooth gradation.
   • Employers have to rethink the way they treat older workers - a gradual glide into retirement being much better than a sudden jump.
   • When the first CD writers made the jump from 1x to 2x, consumers rejoiced with the increased speed.
   • His obvious self-confidence, deadpan delivery, and great reactions serve to make him a much better actor than most musicians who try to make the jump from the studio to the screen.
   • Of course, I flew from London to Istanbul, so it was a sudden jump from one culture to another, rather than a gradual shift.
   • There is even talk that his son Brett might follow in his dad's golden footsteps and make the jump to the WHA if the NHL shuts down.

   Synonyms

   change, move, passage, transformation, conversion, adaptation, adjustment, alteration, changeover, metamorphosis
5. 1.5Bridge A bid that is higher than necessary, signalling strength.
   a jump to four indicates support for responder's suit

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Generally, a jump bid indicates to your (still-bidding) partner that there is at least one suit for which you cannot supply a card needed for the run.

2A sudden involuntary movement caused by shock or surprise.

1. 2.1the jumpsinformal Extreme nervousness or anxiety.
   you get the jumps—you feel like J. Edgar Hoover's on your tail

3North American dated, vulgar slang An act of sexual intercourse.