Jump Dʒʌmp Parachute I Sudden Noun Bre Metres

• a jump of over six metres
• the story takes a jump back in time.
• somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building.
• to do a parachute jump

jump

1. an act of jumping
• see also high jump
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-high-jump
• a jump of over six metres
• The story takes a jump back in time.
• Somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building.
• to do a parachute jump
• a ski jump champion
• I sat up with a jump (= quickly and suddenly).
• The negotiations took a jump forward yesterday (= they made progress).
2. a barrier like a narrow fence that a horse or a runner has to jump over in a race or competition
• See related entries: Equine sports
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/equine_sports/jump_9
• The horse fell at the last jump.
3. a sudden increase in amount, price or value
• a 20 per cent jump in pre-tax profits
• unusually large price jumps
4. to be going to be severely punished
• See related entries: Athletics
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/athletics/jump_8
• If I catch you cheating, you’ll be for the high jump.
5. used to tell somebody in a rude way to go away
• Why didn’t you just tell him to take a running jump?
6. to keep your advantage over somebody, especially your competitors, by taking action before they do or by making sure you know more than they do

Extra Examples

• Cats can clear six feet with a standing jump.
• He took a running jump and just managed to clear the stream.
• He’s going to do a parachute jump for charity.
• Her heart gave a little jump at his smile.
• I sat up with a jump.
• Is he good enough to make the jump into Formula One?
• She made a jump for the river bank.
• The champion fell at the water jump.
• The new law is a jump into the unknown.
• The sportswear company reports a jump in sales since the Olympics.
• There’s been no sudden jump, but a steady increase year on year.
• She managed a jump of 1.6 metres.

Word Origin

• early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be moved or thrown with a sudden jerk’): probably imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with the ground.