JUMP


Meaning of JUMP in English

I.

noun

1 movement

ADJECTIVE

▪ little

▪ running , standing

Cats can clear six feet with a standing ~.

▪ broad ( AmE ), high , long , triple

▪ bungee , parachute , ski

VERB + JUMP

▪ make

She made a ~ for the river bank.

▪ take

He took a running ~ and just managed to clear the stream.

▪ do

He's going to do a parachute ~ for charity.

▪ give

Her heart gave a little ~ at his smile.

PREPOSITION

▪ in the … ~

Allen won silver in the high ~.

▪ with a ~

I sat up with a ~ (= suddenly.) .

▪ ~ into ( figurative )

The new law is a ~ into the unknown.

▪ ~ onto

2 increase

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , quantum

▪ sharp , sudden

There's been no sudden ~, but a steady increase year on year.

▪ small

VERB + JUMP

▪ make

Is he good enough to make the ~ into Formula One?

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ in

The sportswear company reports a ~ in sales since the Olympics.

II.

verb

1 move off the ground

ADVERB

▪ suddenly

▪ almost , nearly , practically

She practically ~ed out of bed.

▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around , back , down , in , off , out , up , up and down

He was ~ing up and down with excitement.

▪ overboard

VERB + JUMP

▪ try to

He tried to ~ back on board.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

He had to ~ from a first floor window.

▪ into , off , on

Stop ~ing on the furniture!

▪ onto

She ~ed up onto the table.

▪ out of , over

Can you ~ over that fence?

▪ through

PHRASES

▪ ~ for joy

They all ~ed for joy and hugged each other.

2 move quickly or suddenly

ADVERB

▪ slightly

She ~ed slightly at the sound of the bell.

▪ immediately , instantly , quickly , suddenly

When she heard the news she immediately ~ed on a plane to France.

▪ ahead , back , backwards/backward , forward ( all figurative )

The movie then ~s ahead to twenty years in the future.

VERB + JUMP

▪ make sb

There was a loud bang that made me ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in

He ~ed in surprise.

PHRASES

▪ ~ out of your skin ( figurative )

I nearly ~ed out of my skin when he told me.

Jump is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cat , ↑ frog , ↑ heart , ↑ horse , ↑ index , ↑ number , ↑ price , ↑ profit , ↑ rabbit , ↑ rate , ↑ sale , ↑ yield

Jump is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bail , ↑ barrier , ↑ fence , ↑ hurdle , ↑ kerb , ↑ per cent , ↑ point , ↑ queue , ↑ ship , ↑ track , ↑ traffic light

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .