jump

Definitions

1. 1.To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. Shak.
2. 2.To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping chariots." Nahum iii.
3. 3.A flock of geese jump down together. Dryden.
4. 4.To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. "It jumps with my humor." Shak. To jump at, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance.
5. 5.To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
6. 6.To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
7. 7.To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. Shak.
8. 8.(Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
9. 9.(Quarrying) To bore with a jumper. To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See Claim, n., 3. -- To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
10. 10.The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance by jumps." Locke.
11. 11.An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. Shak.
12. 12.The space traversed by a leap.
13. 13.(Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
14. 14.(Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. From the jump, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] -- Jump joint. (a) A butt joint. (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels. -- Jump seat. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
15. 15.Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names." B. Jonson.
16. 16.Exactly; pat.[Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping chariots." Nahum iii called?
• What is a flock of geese jump down together. Dryden called?
• What is to pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream called?
• What is to cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch called?
• What is to expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. Shak called?
• What is (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset called?
• What is the act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance by jumps." Locke called?
• What is an effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. Shak called?
• What is a dislocation in a stratum; a fault called?
• What is nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names." B. Jonson called?