ALL meanings of jumper
jump·er
J j - verb with object jumper to move past or start before (a signal); anticipate: One car jumped the red light and collided with a truck. 1
- verb with object jumper to increase sharply: The store jumped its prices. 1
- verb with object jumper Checkers. to capture (an opponent's piece) by leaping over. 1
- verb with object jumper to attack or pounce upon without warning, as from ambush: The thugs jumped him in a dark alley. 1
- verb with object jumper Bridge. to raise (the bid) by more than necessary to reach the next bidding level, especially as a signal to one's partner. 1
- verb with object jumper Informal. to abscond from; leave: The robbers jumped town. to flee or escape from. 1
- verb with object jumper to seize or occupy illegally or forcibly (a mining claim or the like), as on the ground of some flaw in the holder's title. 1
- verb with object jumper (of trains, trolleys, etc.) to spring off or leave (the track). 1
- verb with object jumper to get on board (a train, bus, etc.) quickly or with little planning or preparation for the trip: He jumped a plane for Chicago. 1
- verb with object jumper Journalism. to continue (a story) from one page to another over intervening copy. 1
- verb with object jumper Metalworking. to thicken (a bar or the like) by striking the end; upset (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object jumper Slang: Vulgar. to engage in an act of coitus with. 1
- verb with object jumper to connect (a dead battery) to a live battery by attaching booster cables between the respective terminals. 1
- adjective jumper Jazz. of, relating to, or characteristic of swing. of, relating to, or characteristic of jazz; played at a bright tempo. 1
- adverb jumper Obsolete. exactly; precisely. 1
- idioms jumper get / have the jump on, to get or have a head start or an initial advantage over: They got the jump on us in selling the item, but we finally caught up. 1
- idioms jumper jump aboard / on board, to join a group, activity, etc., especially one that has been operating or functioning for some time: After some hesitation, he jumped aboard and contributed heavily to the campaign. 1
- idioms jumper jump all over someone, to reprimand; criticize: You don't have to jump all over me just because I'm a little late. 1
- idioms jumper jump bail. bail1 (def 8). 1
- idioms jumper jump down someone's throat. throat (def 12). 1
- idioms jumper jump in / into with both feet, to join or enter into exuberantly, eagerly, hastily, etc. 1
- idioms jumper jump ship. ship1 (def 15). 1
- idioms jumper jump the gun. gun1 (def 15). 1
- idioms jumper jump the shark. shark1 (def 2). 1
- idioms jumper on the jump, in a hurry; running about: Lively youngsters keep their parents on the jump. 1
- noun jumper sweater, pullover 1
- noun jumper pinafore dress 1
- noun jumper athlete 1
- noun jumper electrical 1
- noun jumper hammer drill bit 1
- noun Technical meaning of jumper (hardware) A removable wire or small plug whose presence or absence is used to determine some aspect of hardware configuration. 1
- noun jumper A collarless sleeveless dress, typically worn over a blouse. 1
- noun jumper an act or instance of jumping; leap. 1
- noun jumper a space, obstacle, apparatus, or the like, cleared or to be cleared in a leap. 1
- noun jumper a short or hurried journey. 1
- noun jumper a descent by parachute from an airplane. 1
- noun jumper a sudden rise in amount, price, etc.: a considerable jump in the stock market. 1
- noun jumper a sudden upward or other movement of an inanimate object. 1
- noun jumper an abrupt transition from one point or thing to another, with omission of what intervenes: The speaker made an unexplained jump in topic. 1
- noun jumper a move or one of a series of moves: The gangster stayed one jump ahead of the police. 1
- noun jumper Sports. any of several contests that feature a leap or jump. Compare broad jump, high jump. 1
- noun jumper Movies. a break in the continuity of action due to a failure to match the action of one frame with the following one of the same scene. 1
- noun jumper a sudden start as from nervous excitement: He gave a jump when the firecracker went off. 1
- noun jumper Checkers. the act of taking an opponent's piece by leaping over it to an unoccupied square. 1
- noun jumper the jumps, Informal. restlessness; nervousness; anxiety. 1
- noun jumper Also called breakover. Journalism. the part of a story continued on another page. 1
- noun jumper Mathematics. the difference in limit values at a jump discontinuity of a given function. 1
- noun jumper Automotive. jump-start (def 1). 1
- verb without object jumper to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window. 1
- verb without object jumper to rise suddenly or quickly: He jumped from his seat when she entered. 1