jump

VERBNOUN /dʒəmp/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH J

jump is a valid 4-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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8 + 1 + 3 + 3 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does jump mean?

VERB · 15 SENSES
2

Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.

3

Move forward by leaps and bounds.

“Can you jump over the fence?”

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4

Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute.

5

Be highly noticeable.

6

Jump down from an elevated point.

“the parachutist didn't want to jump”

“every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge”

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7

Enter eagerly into.

“He jumped into the game”

8

Increase suddenly and significantly.

“Prices jumped overnight”

9

Make a sudden physical attack on.

“The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat”

10

Cause to jump or leap.

“the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop”

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11

Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another.

“jump to a conclusion”

“jump from one thing to another”

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12

Rise in rank or status.

“Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list”

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13

Run off or leave the rails.

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14

Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.

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15

Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm.

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NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

A sudden and decisive increase.

“a jump in attendance”

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2

An abrupt transition.

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3

The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground.

“he advanced in a series of jumps”

“the jumping was unexpected”

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4

(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another.

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5

Descent with a parachute.

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