jump

Sense 1 noun

a sudden and decisive increase

a jump in attendance

Sense 2 verb

move forward by leaps and bounds

The horse bounded across the meadow

Sense 3 noun

an abrupt transition

a successful leap from college to the major leagues

Sense 4 verb

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

She startled when I walked into the room

Sense 5 noun

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

Sense 6 verb

make a sudden physical attack on

The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat

Sense 7 noun

a sudden involuntary movement

he awoke with a start

Sense 8 verb

increase suddenly and significantly

Prices jumped overnight

Sense 9 noun

descent with a parachute

he had done a lot of parachuting in the army

Sense 10 verb

be highly noticeable

Sense 11 noun

the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

he advanced in a series of jumps

Sense 12 verb

enter eagerly into

He jumped into the game

Sense 13 verb

rise in rank or status

Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

Sense 14 verb

jump down from an elevated point

the parachutist didn't want to jump

Sense 15 verb

run off or leave the rails

the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks

Sense 16 verb

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Sense 17 verb

cause to jump or leap

the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop

Sense 18 verb

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

Sense 19 verb

bypass

He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible

Sense 20 verb

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

leap into fame

Sense 21 verb

go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions