jump all over
Variant of jump
intransitive verb
- to move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using the leg muscles; leap; spring
- to be moved with a jerk; bob; bounce
- to parachute from an aircraft
- to move, act, or react energetically or eagerly: often with at
- to move suddenly and involuntarily, as from fright, surprise, etc.
- to pass suddenly from one thing or topic to another
- to rise suddenly: prices have jumped
- to break in continuity of action, as a film image, because of faulty alignment of the film
- Slang to be lively and animated: the party was jumping
- Bridge to make a jump bid
- ☆ Checkers to move a piece over an opponent's piece, thus capturing it
- Comput. to continue at an instruction in another part of the program by means of a jump ()
transitive verb
- to leap over
- to pass over; skip
- to cause to leap: to jump a horse over a fence
- ☆ to advance (a person) to a higher rank or position, esp. by bypassing intervening ranks
- ☆ to leap upon; spring aboard
- to cause (prices, etc.) to rise suddenly
- ☆ to bypass (an electrical component, esp. a weak battery on a vehicle)
- Informal to attack suddenly as from hiding
- Informal to react to prematurely, in anticipation: to jump a traffic light
- ☆ Slang to leave suddenly or without permission: to jump town, jump ship
- Bridge to raise (the bid) by making a jump bid
- ☆ Checkers to capture (an opponent's piece) by jumping
- Journalism to continue (a story) on another page
noun
- a jumping; leap; bound; spring
- a distance jumped
- a descent from an aircraft by parachute
- a thing to be jumped over or from, as on a ski jump
- a sudden transition
- a sudden rise, as in prices
- a sudden, nervous start or jerk; twitch
- Slang chorea; also, delirium tremens: usually with the
- Athletics a contest in jumping: the high jump, the long jump
- Bridge jump bid
- ☆ Checkers a move by which an opponent's piece is jumped and captured
- Comput. a program instruction that causes an instruction in another part of the program to be the next executed
- Journalism a line telling on, or from, what page a story is continued
adjective
- designating or of a style of jazz music characterized by recurrent short riffs and a strong, fast beat
- of or for parachuting or paratroops
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