JUMP

JUMP 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 15 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. a sudden and decisive increase
  2. an abrupt transition
  3. (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
  4. a sudden involuntary movement

💬 Examples

  • "a jump in attendance"
  • "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
  • "he awoke with a start"
  • "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"

🔗 Similar words

leapsaltationstartlestartparachutingjumping
verb
  1. move forward by leaps and bounds
  2. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  3. make a sudden physical attack on
  4. increase suddenly and significantly

💬 Examples

  • "The horse bounded across the meadow"
  • "The child leapt across the puddle"
  • "She startled when I walked into the room"
  • "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

🔗 Similar words

leapboundspringstartlestartleap_out
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