0 present participle of jump
1 to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs:
4 If a story, film, play, etc. jumps, it moves suddenly between different parts of it:
5 to avoid or leave out a point or stage from the correct order in a series:
You have to follow the instructions exactly, you can't just jump a few steps ahead.
8 If a place is jumping, it is crowded and full of life:
This joint (= place of entertainment) is really jumping tonight.
The children have jumped on the couch so much that they've ruined the springs.
In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the fire.
My little daughter started jumping up and down with rage when she heard she couldn't go.
I jumped out of bed and ran downstairs.