jumps
plural of jump
jumps pl (plural only)
(fashion) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
jumps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jump
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Jumps
plural of Jump
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Source: Wiktionary
Jump, n. Etym: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. Juppon.] (a) A kind of loose jacket for men. (b) pl.
Definition: A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
Jump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Jumping.] Etym: [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.]
1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. Shak.
2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping chariots." Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. Dryden.
3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. "It jumps with my humor." Shak. To jump at, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance.
Jump, v. t.
1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. Shak.
4. (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
5. (Quarrying)
Definition: To bore with a jumper. To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See Claim, n., 3.
– To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
Jump, n.
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance by jumps." Locke.
2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. Shak.
3. The space traversed by a leap.
4. (Mining)
Definition: A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
5. (Arch.)
Definition: An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. From the jump, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] -- Jump joint. (a) A butt joint. (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.
– Jump seat. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
Jump, a.
Definition: Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names." B. Jonson.
Jump, adv.
Definition: Exactly; pat.[Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
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