Word Finder - jumps

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The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

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An effort; an attempt; a venture.

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A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

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An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

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An instance of propelling oneself upwards.

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The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.

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An object which causes one to jump, a ramp.

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He went off a jump.

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An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.

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There were a couple of jumps from the bridge.

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An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

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She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.

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An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.

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A jumping move in a board game.

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the knight's jump in chess

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A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) used to make a video game character jump (propel itself upwards).

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Press jump to start.

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An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.

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Heartless managed the scale the first jump but fell over the second.

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(with on) An early start or an advantage.

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He got a jump on the day because he had laid out everything the night before.

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A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

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An instance of faster-than-light travel, not observable from ordinary space.

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A change of the path of execution to a different location.

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Short for jump-start.

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My car won't start. Could you give me a jump?

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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.

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A kind of loose jacket for men.

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A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

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An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.

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A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.

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• pump and dump
• wham, bam, thank you ma'am

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Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.

The flame jumps down at every tick.

They gave little jumps as they walked, as though they were on springs.

Alison jumps out of bed, stifling a scream.

The fact that one of the characters jumps on another's back, and the rather promiscuous kissing which takes place, are nothing to the liberties usually taken in contemporary plays.

The level of brain activity jumps considerably.

Looks like you can buy one for about ten bucks unless some late bidder jumps in and kicks up the price.

Arboreal species include the well-known opossums (Phalanger); the extraordinary tree-kangaroo of the Queensland tropics; the flying squirrel, which expands a membrane between the legs and arms, and by its aid makes long sailing jumps from tree to tree; and the native bear (Phascolarctos), an animal with no affinities to the bear, and having a long soft fur and no tail.

Spectacular jumps and imaginative ambushes give you plenty to chew on, but also provide refreshing contrast to other sections of the game.

The final descent into Builth wells was superb, with plenty of jumps to get some airtime on.

After Hans ' death is fully avenged the creature jumps from a cliff to her death.

Hague never ever jumps on any passing bandwagon does he?

They are being widened, with bigger berms, with alternative lines incorporating jumps and other features on to them.

Donald Duck doesn't wear knickers Why is the sentence " The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?

With all the rain, the ground was very soggy... it quickly degenerated into a muddy quagmire at the jumps.

When it is grounded to the floor, try to avoid the quicksand by doing multiple jumps.

The course is a dual slalom, punctuated by jumps that send most cowboys flying.

This could involve, for example, heavy squats followed by squat jumps.

You see, my mind is undisciplined, full of skips and jumps, and here and there a lot of things huddled together in dark corners.

Emily achieved an impressive series of jumps, four of which were further than the best achieved by the runner-up in the competition.

Goldrush allows you to play faster and to do strafe jumps, immediately after the jump.

The kite is excellent for huge jumps, technical tricks and extreme unhooked moves.

Victoria Falls has much to offer, from the world 's best white-water rafting to one of the highest bungi jumps at 111m.

Many people race to the bookstore and buy the first thing that jumps out at them.

For those of you more interested in jumps, vert ramps, and rail riding, a wider board would suit you the best.

A smart investor never jumps into an auction without doing some research on the property.

If a child or small animal jumps out in front of your car, you have more time to stop.

Whenever I make a cup of coffee in my one cup coffee maker, my cat, Nibblet, jumps up on the counter and watches me make it.

Despite reassurances that the ship will return for him, Karana jumps off the ship and swims ashore to be with him.

The current card guidelines state that the general APR begins as low as 4.9 percent for certain accounts but jumps to 19.99 percent if payments are late, so read the agreement carefully.

So if a driver's gas usage jumps from $100 a week to $200, you can easily spot the fluctuation and decide if it is in line with his increased route mileage.

For people who are in their third marriage, the divorce rate jumps to 74 percent.

In a situation where both spouses have a family history of parents divorcing, their chance of being divorced jumps to a whopping 189 percent.

The villain is Venom, once again, but this time instead of fighting you are navigating your way through various leaps and jumps from web to web, making your way to where you will save the woman you love.

Thus, freestyle skiers can perform tricks, such as 360 degree turns, and a variety of different types of jumps.

Its variety of unique jumps include a yellow school bus!

It boasts a full-sized pipe as well as a variety of tables, jumps, rails and boxes.

The area has a wide selection of rails, tables and jumps.

Santa's Beard is a Progression Park with mini jumps and jibs.

North Park is for intermediate riders looking for medium jumps and jobs.

It has a 18 foot Superpipe and big jumps and jibs.

It has a 40 foot double barrel straight, a 40 foot down flat down, 35 foot 180 degree C box down flat down S street stair set, an eight foot wide butterbox with grindable rails and multiple 70 ft jumps.

If you've gone through these symptoms and one jumps out at you, there may be no reason to worry.

Baldwin said in an interview, "I held on for about four jumps, and then I just ate a bunch of dirt."

On the other hand, they may not want to spend a lot on pants that will see everyday wear-and-tear while a boy climbs trees, runs, jumps and is too busy playing to worry about what he's wearing.

They deliver with jumps, twirls, flips, pyramids and tosses that bring the crowds to their feet and have them screaming the team's name.

As dog jumps against you, bump him away with your knees and give him a firm "No", then make him sit down.

He can stand up, but if he jumps or pulls he will not pass on this.

This is why I say getting a "jump", since the mighty flea "jumps" onto our dogs.

Does the skirt need to be able to accommodate special moves, such as splits, jumps, or dips?

During the first few days or weeks, you may feel like your vision "jumps" as you switch from one part of the prescription to the other (near vs. far).