To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
2.
To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
3.
To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. (Obs.) "To jump a body with a dangerous physic."
4.
(Smithwork)
(a)
To join by a butt weld.
(b)
To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
5.
(Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. (Western U. S. & Australia) See Claim, n., 3.
To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. (Slang, U. S.)
To jump the gun, to begin to run (in a footrace) before the starting gun has fired; hence, (fig.) to begin any activity before the designated starting time.
jump v. i. (past & past part. jumped; pres. part. jumping)
1.
To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. "Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square."
2.
To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping chariots.""A flock of geese jump down together."
3.
To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; followed by with. "It jumps with my humor."
To jump at, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance.
noun
jump n.
1.
A kind of loose jacket for men.
2.
pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
Jump n.
1.
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance by jumps."
2.
An effort; an attempt; a venture. (Obs.) "Our fortune lies Upon thisjump."
3.
The space traversed by a leap.
4.
(Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
5.
(Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
6.
A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.
From the jump, from the start or beginning. (Colloq.)
Jump joint.
(a)
A butt joint.
(b)
A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.
Jump seat.
(a)
A movable carriage seat.
(b)
A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
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... the loft. So there, Fat'ead!" Tammas replied, and continued his tale. "So they goes on; bull chargin' and Bob drivin' un back and back, hoppin' in and oot agin, quiet as a cowcumber, yet determined. At last Mr. Bull sees it's no manner o' use that gate, so he turns, rares up, and tries to jump wall. Nary a bit. Young dog jumps in on un and nips him by tail. Wi' that, bull tumbles down in a hurry, turns wi' a kind o' groan, and marches back into stall, Bob after un. And then, dang me!"—the old man beat the ladder ... — Bob, Son of Battle • Alfred Ollivant Read full book for free!
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