JUMPIER - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the act of jumping

Example: propelling yourself off the ground; he advanced in a series of jumps; the jumping was unexpected

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

descent with a parachute

Example: he had done a lot of parachuting in the army

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

an abrupt transition

Example: a successful leap from college to the major leagues

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden and decisive increase

Example: a jump in attendance

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

a sudden involuntary movement

Example: he awoke with a start

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

enter eagerly into

Example: He jumped into the game

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

make a sudden physical attack on

Example: The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

go back and forth

Example: swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

rise in rank or status

Example: Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

increase suddenly and significantly

Example: Prices jumped overnight

Meaning 12

Part of speech: Verb

start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

Meaning 13

Part of speech: Verb

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

Example: She startled when I walked into the room

Meaning 14

Part of speech: Verb

move forward by leaps and bounds

Example: The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?

Meaning 15

Part of speech: Verb

cause to jump or leap

Example: the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop

Meaning 16

Part of speech: Verb

jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

Meaning 17

Part of speech: Verb

run off or leave the rails

Example: the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks

Meaning 18

Part of speech: Verb

jump down from an elevated point

Example: the parachutist didn't want to jump; every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge; the widow leapt into the funeral pyre

Meaning 19

Part of speech: Verb

be highly noticeable

Meaning 20

Part of speech: Verb

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

Example: leap into fame; jump to a conclusion; jump from one thing to another

Meaning 21

Part of speech: Verb

bypass

Example: He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible