verb To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
The boy jumped over a fence.
verb To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
She is going to jump from the diving board.
verb To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap.
to jump a stream
verb To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
verb To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus.
That balloon popping made me jump.
verb To drop sharply downward at the sound of a bowstring release or the fire of a gun.
The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.
verb To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up.
Share prices jumped by 10% after the company announced record profits.
verb To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.