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jump

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1. jump - Noun

2. jump - Adjective

3. jump - Verb

4. jump - Adverb

6. Jump - Proper noun

Meaning

A kind of loose jacket for men.

A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

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.

To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.

To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.

To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.

To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.

To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.

To join by a butt weld.

To bore with a jumper.

The space traversed by a leap.

A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.

Exactly; pat.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet. Stanisław Jerzy Lec

Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man, but they don't bite everybody. Stanisław Jerzy Lec

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it. Václav Havel

You cannot jump higher than your head. Russian Proverb

A lie is like a jump from a high roof. Tibetan Proverb

Only a fool tries to jump in the fire. Kiganda Proverb

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