- an act of jumping
- to do a parachute jump
- jump of… a jump of over six metres
- jump from something Somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building.
Extra Examples- She managed a jump of 1.6 metres.
- Cats can clear six feet with a standing jump.
- He made a jump for the river bank.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- running
- standing
- …
- make
- take
- do
- …
- in the… jump
- with a jump
- jump into
- …
- a barrier like a narrow fence that a horse or a runner has to jump over in a race or competition
- The horse fell at the last jump.
- a sudden increase in amount, price or value
- unusually large price jumps
- jump in something a 20 per cent jump in pre-tax profits
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb2- The sportswear company reports a jump in sales since the Olympics.
- There's been no sudden jump, but a steady increase year on year.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- quantum
- sharp
- …
- make
- jump in
- jump + adv./prep. a large or sudden change
- Is he good enough to make the jump into Formula One?
- The story takes a jump back in time.
- The negotiations took a jump forward yesterday (= they made progress).
- The new law is a jump into the unknown.
- a sudden movement caused by shock or surprise
- I sat up with a jump.
- Her heart gave a little jump at his smile.
movement
barrier
increase
change
sudden movement
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be moved or thrown with a sudden jerk’): probably imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with the ground.
Idioms
See jump in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee jump in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe for the high jump
- (British English, informal) to be going to be severely punished
- If I catch you cheating, you’ll be for the high jump.
(go and) take a running jump
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to tell somebody in a rude way to go away
- Why didn’t you just tell him to take a running jump?
to keep, etc. one jump ahead (of somebody)
- to keep your advantage over somebody, especially your competitors, by taking action before they do or by making sure you know more than they do
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