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JUMP definition: 1. to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs: 2. to push yourself…. Learn more.
to move or change suddenly, haphazardly, aimlessly, or after a short period: He jumped from job to job. to pass or go aimlessly: He jumped from one thing to another without being able to concentrate on anything.
The meaning of JUMP is to spring into the air : leap; especially : to spring free from the ground or other base by the muscular action of feet and legs. How to use jump in a sentence. Where did jump the shark come from?
If you jump, you bend your knees, push against the ground with your feet, and move quickly upwards into the air.
To jump is to hop or leap, straight up or over something. Frogs, amazingly, are able to jump up to twenty times the length of their body. You can jump over a puddle or over the jump rope your friends are turning. You might jump in surprise or fear, like when a scary noise in the night makes you jump, or startle.
Definition of jump verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. ( intr) to leap or spring clear of the ground or other surface by using the muscles in the legs and feet. 2. ( tr) to leap over or clear (an obstacle): to jump a gap. 3. ( tr) to cause to leap over an obstacle: to jump a horse over a hedge.
