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