Synonyms for jump

Noun

1. jump, leap, increase

usage: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

2. leap, jump, saltation, transition

usage: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

3. jump, transition

usage: (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

4. startle, jump, start, reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction

usage: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

5. jump, parachuting, descent

usage: descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"

6. jump, jumping, propulsion, actuation

usage: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

Verb

1. jump, leap, bound, spring, move, jump on

usage: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

2. startle, jump, start, move

usage: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

3. jump, assail, assault, set on, attack

usage: make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

4. jump, wax, mount, climb, rise

usage: increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"

5. leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out, look, appear, seem

usage: be highly noticeable

6. jump, enter, participate

usage: enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"

7. rise, jump, climb up, change

usage: rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

8. derail, jump, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

9. parachute, jump, dive, plunge, plunk

usage: jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

10. jump, leap

usage: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

11. jumpstart, jump-start, jump, start, start up

usage: start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery

12. jump, pass over, skip, skip over, neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap

usage: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

13. leap, jump, switch, shift, change

usage: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"

14. alternate, jump, change, alter, vary

usage: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions