jump

/dʒəmp/ verbnoun
4 letters1 syllable15 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS21
VERB
1

Bypass.

2

Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.

3

Move forward by leaps and bounds.

“Can you jump over the fence?”

4

Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.

5

Be highly noticeable.

6

Jump down from an elevated point.

“the parachutist didn't want to jump”

“every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge”

7

Enter eagerly into.

“He jumped into the game”

8

Increase suddenly and significantly.

“Prices jumped overnight”

9

Make a sudden physical attack on.

“The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat”

10

Cause to jump or leap.

“the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop”

11

Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another.

“jump to a conclusion”

“jump from one thing to another”

12

Rise in rank or status.

“Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list”

13

Run off or leave the rails.

14

Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.

15

Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.

NOUN
1

A sudden and decisive increase.

“a jump in attendance”

2

An abrupt transition.

3

The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground.

“he advanced in a series of jumps”

“the jumping was unexpected”

4

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another.

5

Descent with a parachute.

6

A sudden involuntary movement.

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
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Syllablesjump
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