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descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat" enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game" bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight" a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list" go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion" an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room" a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car''s battery be highly noticeable |
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