jump
     n 1: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn:
           {leap}]
     2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the
        major leagues" [syn: {leap}, {saltation}]
     3: (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
     4: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn:
         {startle}, {start}]
     5: descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting
        in the army" [syn: {parachuting}]
     6: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he
        advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was
        unexpected" [syn: {jumping}]
     v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
          the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can
          you jump over the fence?" [syn: {leap}, {bound}, {spring}]
     2: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She
        startled when I walked into the room" [syn: {startle}, {start}]
     3: make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the
        woman in the fur coat"
     4: increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped
        overnight"
     5: be highly noticeable [syn: {leap out}, {jump out}, {stand
        out}, {stick out}]
     6: enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
     7: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the
        bestseller list" [syn: {rise}, {climb up}]
     8: run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a
        cow was standing on the tracks" [syn: {derail}]
     9: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute [syn: {parachute}]
     10: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through
         the hoop" [syn: {leap}]
     11: start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another
         car's battery [syn: {jumpstart}, {jump-start}]
     12: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence
         was incomprehensible" [syn: {pass over}, {skip}, {skip
         over}]
     13: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into
         fame"; "jump to a conclusion" [syn: {leap}]
     14: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states
         or conditions [syn: {alternate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0