Definitions for the word "Jump" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
A kind of loose jacket for men.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. i.
To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
To join by a butt weld.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v. t.
To bore with a jumper.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. n.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
An effort; an attempt; a venture.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. n.
The space traversed by a leap.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
15. n.
A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
16. n.
An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
17. a.
Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
18. adv.
Exactly; pat.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
19. v.
1 rise off the ground etc. By sudden muscular effort in the legs. 2 (often foll. By up, from, in, out, etc.) Move suddenly or hastily (jumped into the car). 3 jerk or twitch from shock or excitement etc. 4 a change, esp. Advance in status or rise, rapidly (prices jumped). B cause to do this. 5 (often foll. By about) change the subject etc. Rapidly. 6 pass over (an obstacle etc.) By jumping. 7 skip (a passage in a book etc.). 8 cause (a horse etc.) To jump. 9 (foll. By to, at) reach (a conclusion) hastily. 10 (of a train) leave (the rails). 11 pass (a red traffic-light etc.). 12 get on or off (a train etc.) Quickly, esp. Illegally or dangerously. 13 attack (a person) unexpectedly. n. 1 act of jumping. 2 sudden jerk caused by shock or excitement. 3 abrupt rise in amount, value, status, etc. 4 obstacle to be jumped. 5 a sudden transition. B gap in a series, logical sequence, etc. jump at accept eagerly. Jump bail fail to appear for trial having been released on bail. Jump down a person''s throat colloq. Reprimand or contradict a person fiercely. Jump the gun colloq. Begin prematurely. Jump on colloq. Attack or criticize severely. Jump out of one''s skin colloq. Be extremely startled. Jump the queue take unfair precedence. Jump ship (of a seaman) desert. Jump to it colloq. Act promptly. One jump ahead one stage further on than a rival etc. [imitative]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
20. slang
to seize, or rob; to “JUMP a man,” to pounce upon him, and
either rob or maltreat him; “to JUMP a house,” to rob it.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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