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jump

The correct spelling is jump.

How to pronounce jump

/dʒʌmp/
noun

IPA: /dʒʌmp/

Say it like: Jum-p

The correct spelling is jump. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. For example: "The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane."

Usage Examples

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

He went off a jump.

There were a couple of jumps from the bridge.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
  2. 2.An effort; an attempt; a venture.
  3. 3.A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
  4. 4.An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
  5. 5.An instance of propelling oneself upwards.

verb

  1. 1.To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
  2. 2.To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
  3. 3.To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
  4. 4.To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
  5. 5.To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.

adjective

  1. 1.Exact; matched; fitting; precise.

adverb

  1. 1.Exactly; precisely

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