0 to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs:
3 If a story, film, play, etc. jumps, it moves suddenly between different parts of it:
4 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.
7 If a place is jumping, it is crowded and full of life:
This joint (= place of entertainment) is really jumping tonight.
10 to push yourself off the ground and into the air using your legs and feet:
12 to move up or go across suddenly from one point or stage to another without stopping at the stages in between:
15 a push into the air from a surface, like the ground or ice, using your legs and feet:
The skater’s jump was high but not graceful.
16 a move from one point or stage to another without stopping at the stages in between:
17 if prices, profits, shares, etc. jump, they increase by a large amount in a short period of time:
jump from sth to sth The PMI index jumped from 54.5 to 56.1 in March, its highest level for six years.
jump (by) 31%/98 points/€116, etc. The airline's full-year pre-tax profits jumped 56% despite the impact of higher oil prices.
Overall music sales have jumped more than 19 percent in the last twelve months.
18 to leave a company or organization in order to work for another, especially in order to get a higher salary or better working conditions:
19 to become involved in an activity that a lot of others are already involved in because it is successful:
20 a sudden large increase in the price, value, or amount of something:
a jump in sth Universities and colleges have reported a dramatic jump in the number of applications.
a jump of 50%/150 points/€150, etc. Net casino revenues increased by 19% to $41 million, a jump of 138% over the fourth quarter of 2008.
a 25%/90 point/20 pence, etc. jump Heavyweight stock helped to drag the FTSE 100 higher with a 27.5p jump to 742p.
a jump from sth The increase in home repossessions, showing a 31% jump from last year's figures, is depressing property values.
a big/sharp/significant jump
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.
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