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