Phrase Hound found 185 phrases and 81 compound words that contain jump. The most common are listed below. Open jump in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 185
- long jumpAn athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.
- high jumpAn athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.
- jump outTo emerge suddenly.
- jump upTo move from one position to a higher position by one jump.
- jump-startThe process or result of jump-starting a motor vehicle.
- jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
- jump the queueTo move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
- jump to conclusionsTo make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.
- jump the sharkOf television program or other narrative, to undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.
- jump cutA cinematographic edit in which a single continuous sequential shot of a subject is broken into two parts, with a piece of footage being removed in order to render the effect of jumping forward in time.
- jump rope(also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two …
- jump and runAlternative form of jump'n'run (“type of platform video game”).
- ski jumpThe ramp used in the sport of ski jumping
- jump offTo move from an elevated place by one jump.
- triple jumpAn athletics field event where one has to travel as far as possible after taking one hop, a step, then a jump.
- jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.
- jump scareA sudden, unexpected and startling event in media designed to frighten the audience.
- double jumpTo execute a second jump while still in midair from the first jump.
- star jumpA form of exercise where one touches one's toes, then jumps up.
- jump ballA method used to begin or resume play in basketball. Two opposing players attempt to gain control of the ball after it is tossed up into the air in between them by an official.
- jump shipTo depart from a ship, especially without permission.
- after the jumpUsed to introduce an inline advertisement in a webpage etc.
- BASE jumpA parachute jump from a fixed point rather than from an aircraft; typically from a tall building, high bridge or rock formation.
- jump aroundTo move erratically by jumping.
- wall jumpA move in which a character jumps into a wall or similar barrier and executes a further jump by pushing away from it in the opposite direction.
Compound words 81
- jumperSomeone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
- jumbleTo mix or confuse.
- jumpsuitA one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.
- jumpgateA fictional device able to create an Einstein-Rosen bridge portal (or wormhole), allowing fast travel between two points in space.
- jumpshotAlternative form of jump shot: A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump.
- jumpoutA separation from a groove, track, etc., that otherwise constrains motion.
- superjumpThe jump operator for type two functionals.
- jumpscareAlternative form of jump scare: A sudden, unexpected and startling event in media designed to frighten the audience.
- jumpathonA charity fundraising event involving jumping (typically trampolining or skydiving).
- jumpsomeCharacterised or marked by jumping