Jump
/dʒʌmp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:20 pts4 letters
Definition of Jump
noun
verb
- To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
"Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high."
- To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
"She is going to jump from the diving board."
- To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
"to jump a stream"
- To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
- To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
"The sudden sharp sound made me jump."
noun
- An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.
- A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.
- Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.
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