- jump
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 movementADJECTIVE▪ little▪ running, standing▪
Cats can clear six feet with a standing jump.
▪ broad (AmE), high, long, triple▪ bungee, parachute, skiVERB + JUMP▪ make▪She made a jump for the river bank.
▪ take▪He took a running jump and just managed to clear the stream.
▪ do▪He's going to do a parachute jump for charity.
▪ give▪Her heart gave a little jump at his smile.
PREPOSITION▪ in the … jump▪Allen won silver in the high jump.
▪ with a jump▪I sat up with a jump (= suddenly.).
▪ jump into (figurative)▪The new law is a jump into the unknown.
▪ jump onto2 increaseADJECTIVE▪ big, quantum▪ sharp, sudden▪There's been no sudden jump, but a steady increase year on year.
▪ smallVERB + JUMP▪ make▪Is he good enough to make the jump into Formula One?
PREPOSITION▪ jump in▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The sportswear company reports a jump in sales since the Olympics.
verb1 move off the groundADVERB▪ suddenly▪ almost, nearly, practically▪She practically jumped out of bed.
▪ about (esp. BrE), around, back, down, in, off, out, up, up and down▪He was jumping up and down with excitement.
▪ overboardVERB + JUMP▪ try to▪He tried to jump back on board.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪He had to jump from a first floor window.
▪ into, off, on▪Stop jumping on the furniture!
▪ onto▪She jumped up onto the table.
▪ out of, over▪Can you jump over that fence?
▪ throughPHRASES▪ jump for joy▪They all jumped for joy and hugged each other.
2 move quickly or suddenlyADVERB▪ slightly▪She jumped slightly at the sound of the bell.
▪ immediately, instantly, quickly, suddenly▪When she heard the news she immediately jumped on a plane to France.
▪ ahead, back, backwards/backward, forward (all figurative)▪The movie then jumps ahead to twenty years in the future.
VERB + JUMP▪ make sb▪There was a loud bang that made me jump.
PREPOSITION▪ in▪He jumped in surprise.
PHRASES▪ jump out of your skin (figurative)▪I nearly jumped out of my skin when he told me.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
