All jump synonyms
jump
J j verb jump
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- curvet β a low leap with all four feet off the ground
- hurtle β to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- jiggle β a jiggling movement.
- jounce β a jouncing movement.
- lollop β British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
- lop β to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
- lunge β a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- parachute β a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.
- pop β point of presence
- quiver β a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- ricochet β the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- sky β the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
- somersault β an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- trip β a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- waver β to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- wobble β to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
- bail out β If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- recoil β to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- bolt β A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- rebound β to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- carom β a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
- startle β to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- wince β to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- omit β to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
- leave β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- digress β to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- miss β to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- nullify β to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- overshoot β to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
- switch β a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- clear out β If you tell someone to clear out of a place or to clear out, you are telling them rather rudely to leave the place.
- pass over β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- gain β to make a gain or gains in.
- raise β to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- ascend β If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- escalate β Increase rapidly.
- hike β to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- mount β to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- up β to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- jack up β an increase or rise: a recent jack-up in prices.
- put up β planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.
noun jump
- hop β to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.