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The correct spelling is jumps.
How to pronounce jumps
noun
IPA: /dʒʌmps/
Say it like: Jum-ps
The correct spelling is jumps. 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.The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
- 2.An effort; an attempt; a venture.
- 3.A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
- 4.An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
- 5.An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
verb
- 1.To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
- 2.To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
- 3.To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
- 4.To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- 5.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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