jump
To use your legs to go up into the air from the ground or another surface.
To push oneself off a surface using the legs and feet, causing the body to rise into the air.
To move quickly because something scared or surprised you.
To move suddenly and quickly as a reaction to being surprised, frightened, or startled.
The action of going up into the air using your legs and feet.
An act of propelling oneself off a surface into the air using the legs and feet.
To go up fast by a large amount.
To rise quickly and significantly in amount, value, or level.
To go quickly from one thing to another without waiting.
To switch suddenly from one thing to another without transition.
- Base: jump
- Plural: jumps
- Base: jump
- 3rd Person Singular: jumps
- Present Participle: jumping
- Past: jumped
jump at the chance
1Accept opportunity eagerly and quickly
To be happy to take an opportunity right away.
- When they offered him the job in Paris, he jumped at the chance.
- She jumped at the chance to see her favorite band live.
jump in
1Enter suddenly into something
To join a conversation, activity, or situation quickly without waiting.
- Feel free to jump in if you have something to add.
- She jumped in to help when she saw they were struggling.
jump start
1Start quickly or give new energy/power
To start something fast or give it extra energy; also, to start a car when its battery is dead using another power source.
- We need something to jump start the economy.
- He helped me jump start my car this morning.
jump through hoops
1Do many difficult tasks for goal
To do many hard things so you can get something you want.
- We had to jump through hoops to get our visas approved.
- Applicants are expected to jump through hoops before they can be accepted.
jump ship
1Leave job/project suddenly and unexpectedly
To quit your job or leave a project suddenly without finishing it.
- Several employees jumped ship when they heard about the merger.
- He jumped ship before the project was finished.
- He jumped ship just before the company collapsed.