INDEX:
1. to jump in the air
2. to go over something by jumping
RELATED WORDS
see also
↑ UP
↑ RUN
↑ FAIL
◆◆◆
1. to jump in the air
▷ jump /dʒʌmp/ [intransitive verb]
to push yourself off the ground or away from something, using your legs :
▪ How high can you jump?
▪ The driver jumped clear as his vehicle fell into the river below.
jump into/onto/up etc
▪ My cat always jumps up onto the table when I’m trying to work.
▪ She jumped down from the wall.
jump [countable noun]
▪ Aziz won the event with a jump of 2 metres.
▷ jump up and down /ˌdʒʌmp ʌp ən ˈdaʊn/ [verb phrase]
to jump several times, always landing in the same place :
▪ At the back of the stand, Redsox fans were jumping up and down with excitement.
▪ Stop jumping up and down -- keep still!
▷ hop /hɒpǁhɑːp/ [intransitive verb]
to jump or move forward on one leg rather than two :
▪ Mary was hopping anxiously from one foot to another.
hop along/around/over etc
▪ It’s a game in which you hop around trying to knock the other players over.
▷ skip /skɪp/ [intransitive verb]
if someone, especially a child, skips along, they move along with a little jump between their steps :
▪ Can you skip to the other end of the playground.
skip along/around etc
▪ The children went skipping along the path.
▷ leap /liːp/ [intransitive verb] especially written
to jump as far or high as you can :
leap onto/through etc
▪ He leaped through the window and was gone.
▪ Tessa leaped onto the boat just as it was moving away from the bank.
▪ The fish leaped out of the water.
leap [countable noun]
▪ With a tremendous leap, James managed to catch the ball.
▷ dive /daɪv/ [intransitive verb]
to jump into water with your head and arms first :
▪ Roger was standing at the edge of the pool ready to dive.
dive into/in/off
▪ Evan dived off the rock into the sea.
▪ The pool was deserted, and Lindsey wasted no time before diving in head-first.
dive [countable noun]
▪ That was a perfect dive.
2. to go over something by jumping
▷ jump /dʒʌmp/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
jump over/across
▪ The dog jumped the gate and ran away howling.
▪ Ricky jumped across the stream and ran all the way home.
▪ He raced down the garden and jumped over the wall.
▷ leap /liːp/ [intransitive/transitive verb] especially written
to go over something with a long or high jump :
▪ I leapt the fence to safety, leaving the dog snarling behind me.
leap over/across
▪ The bartender leapt over the bar and tried to stop the fight.
▷ vault /vɔːlt/ [intransitive/transitive verb]
to jump over something, using your hands to help you :
▪ He makes vaulting a five foot wall look easy.
vault over
▪ Jack vaulted over the railings.
▷ clear /klɪəʳ/ [transitive verb]
to jump over something easily without touching it, especially in a race :
▪ He cleared the first two obstacles, but hit the top of the third.
▪ There was a sprinkling of applause as the horses cleared the last fence.