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jumper

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jump·er

1   [juhm-per]
–noun
1.
a person or thing that jumps.
2.
Basketball. jump shot.
3.
Sports. a participant in a jumping event, as in track or skiing.
4.
Manège. a horse specially trained to jump obstacles.
5.
a boring tool or device worked with a jumping motion.
6.
Also called jump wire. Electricity. a short length of conductor used to make a connection, usually temporary, between terminals of a circuit or to bypass a circuit.
7.
Also called jumper cable. booster cable.
8.
a kind of sled.
9.
Also called jumper stay. Nautical. a line preventing the end of a spar or boom from being lifted out of place.
10.
any of various fishes that leap from the water, as the striped mullet or jumprock.
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Origin:
1605–15; jump + -er1

jump·er

2   [juhm-per]
–noun
1.
a one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children.
2.
a loose outer jacket worn esp. by workers and sailors.
3.
British. a pullover sweater.
4.
jumpers, rompers.
Origin:
1850–55; obs. jump short coat (orig. uncert.) + -er1

jump

   [juhmp]
–verb (used without object)
1.
to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
2.
to rise suddenly or quickly: He jumped from his seat when she entered.
3.
to move or jerk suddenly, as from surprise or shock: He jumped when the firecracker exploded.
4.
to obey quickly and energetically; hustle: The waiter was told to jump when the captain signaled.
5.
Informal. to be full of activity; bustle: The whole town is jumping with excitement.
6.
to start a campaign, program, military attack, etc.; launch an activity, esp. of major proportions (usually fol. by off): The march jumped off early in the morning.
7.
Checkers. to move from one side of an opponent's piece to a vacant square on the opposite side, thus capturing the opponent's piece.
8.
to rise suddenly in amount, price, etc.: Costs jumped again this quarter.
9.
to pass abruptly, ignoring intervening steps or deliberation: to jump to a conclusion.
10.
to change abruptly: The traffic light jumped from green to red.
11.
to move or change suddenly, haphazardly, aimlessly, or after a short period: He jumped from job to job.
12.
to pass or go aimlessly: He jumped from one thing to another without being able to concentrate on anything.
13.
to omit letters, numbers, etc.; skip: This typewriter jumps and needs repairing.
14.
to parachute from an airplane.
15.
to take eagerly; seize (often fol. by at): He jumped at the offer of a free trip.
16.
to enter into something with vigor (usually fol. by in or into): She jumped into the discussion right away.
17.
to advance rapidly from one level to another, esp. in rank; pass through or skip intermediate stages in a forward or upward progression: He jumped from clerk to general manager in a year.
18.
Movies. (of a shot or frame) to fail to line up properly with the preceding or following frames because of a mechanical fault in the camera or projector.
19.
Bridge. to make a jump bid: She jumped from three clubs to four spades.
20.
Journalism. (of newspaper copy) to continue on a subsequent page, following intervening copy (opposed to turn).
–verb (used with object)
21.
to leap or spring over: to jump a narrow stream.
22.
to cause to leap: She jumped the horse over the fence.
23.
to skip or pass over; bypass: to jump the third grade in school.
24.
to elevate or advance, esp. in rank, by causing to skip or pass rapidly through intermediate stages: The boss jumped his son from mail clerk to plant manager.
25.
to move past or start before (a signal); anticipate: One car jumped the red light and collided with a truck.
26.
to increase sharply: The store jumped its prices.
27.
Checkers. to capture (an opponent's piece) by leaping over.
28.
to attack or pounce upon without warning, as from ambush: The thugs jumped him in a dark alley.
29.
Bridge. to raise (the bid) by more than necessary to reach the next bidding level, esp. as a signal to one's partner.
30.
Informal.
a.
to abscond from; leave: The robbers jumped town.
b.
to flee or escape from.
31.
to seize or occupy illegally or forcibly (a mining claim or the like), as on the ground of some flaw in the holder's title.
32.
(of trains, trolleys, etc.) to spring off or leave (the track).
33.
to get on board (a train, bus, etc.) quickly or with little planning or preparation for the trip: He jumped a plane for Chicago.
34.
Journalism. to continue (a story) from one page to another over intervening copy.
35.
Metalworking. to thicken (a bar or the like) by striking the end; upset (often fol. by up).
36.
Slang: Vulgar. to engage in an act of coitus with.
37.
to connect (a dead battery) to a live battery by attaching booster cables between the respective terminals.
–noun
38.
an act or instance of jumping; leap.
39.
a space, obstacle, apparatus, or the like, cleared or to be cleared in a leap.
40.
a short or hurried journey.
41.
a descent by parachute from an airplane.
42.
a sudden rise in amount, price, etc.: a considerable jump in the stock market.
43.
a sudden upward or other movement of an inanimate object.
44.
an abrupt transition from one point or thing to another, with omission of what intervenes: The speaker made an unexplained jump in topic.
45.
a move or one of a series of moves: The gangster stayed one jump ahead of the police.
46.
Sports. any of several contests that feature a leap or jump.Compare broad jump, high jump.
47.
Movies. a break in the continuity of action due to a failure to match the action of one frame with the following one of the same scene.
48.
a sudden start as from nervous excitement: He gave a jump when the firecracker went off.
49.
Checkers. the act of taking an opponent's piece by leaping over it to an unoccupied square.
50.
the jumps, Informal. restlessness; nervousness; anxiety.
51.
Also called breakover. Journalism. the part of a story continued on another page.
52.
Mathematics. the difference in limit values at a jump discontinuity of a given function.
53.
Automotive. jump-start (def. 1).
–adjective
54.
Jazz.
a.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of swing.
b.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of jazz; played at a bright tempo.
–adverb
55.
Obsolete. exactly; precisely.
—Verb phrase
56.
jump on, to blame or rebuke; reprimand: He'll jump on anyone who contradicts him.
—Idioms
57.
get/havethe jump on, to get or have a head start or an initial advantage over: They got the jump on us in selling the item, but we finally caught up.
58.
jump aboard/on board, to join a group, activity, etc., esp. one that has been operating or functioning for some time: After some hesitation, he jumped aboard and contributed heavily to the campaign.
59.
jump all over someone, to reprimand; criticize: You don't have to jump all over me just because I'm a little late.
60.
jump bail. bail1 (def. 8).
61.
jump down someone's throat. throat (def. 12).
62.
jump in/intowith both feet, to join or enter into exuberantly, eagerly, hastily, etc.
63.
jump ship. ship (def. 15).
64.
jump the gun. gun1 (def. 14).
65.
on the jump, in a hurry; running about: Lively youngsters keep their parents on the jump.
Origin:
1505–15; cf. Dan gumpe to jolt, gimpe to move up and down, Sw gumpa, LG gumpen to jump

—Related forms
jump·a·ble, adjective
jump·ing·ly, adverb
outjump, verb (used with object)
un·jump·a·ble, adjective

—Can be confused: hop, jump, skip (see synonym note at this entry; see synonym note at skip1).

—Synonyms
1. Jump, leap, vault imply propelling oneself by a muscular effort, either into the air or from one position or place to another. Jump and leap are often used interchangeably, but jump indicates more particularly the springing movement of the feet in leaving the ground or support: to jump up and down. Leap (which formerly also meant to run) indicates the passage, by a springing movement of the legs, from one point or position to another: to leap across a brook. Vault implies leaping, esp. with the aid of the hands or some instrument, over or upon something: to vault (over) a fence.

booster cable

 
–nounAutomotive.
either of a pair of electric cables having clamps at each end and used for starting the engine of a vehicle whose battery is dead.
Also called jumper cable, jumper.
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World English Dictionary
jumper1 (ˈdʒʌmpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  chiefly (Brit) a knitted or crocheted garment covering the upper part of the body
2.  (US), (Canadian) Also called: pinafore dress a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
 
[C19: from obsolete jump man's loose jacket, variant of jupe, from Old French, from Arabic jubbah long cloth coat]

jumper2 (ˈdʒʌmpə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a boring tool that works by repeated impact, such as a steel bit in a hammer drill used in boring rock
2.  jumper cable, Also called: jumper lead a short length of wire used to make a connection, usually temporarily, between terminals or to bypass a component
3.  a type of sled with a high crosspiece
4.  a person or animal that jumps
5.  derogatory, slang (Irish) a person who changes religion; a convert

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Word Origin & History

jump
1530, perhaps onomatopoeic (cf. bump); another theory derives it from words in Gallo-Romance dialects of southwestern France (cf. jumba "to rock, to balance, swing," yumpa "to rock"), picked up during English occupation in Hundred Years War. Superseded native leap, bound, and spring in most senses. Meaning "to attack" is from 1789; that of "to do the sex act with" is from 1638. The noun is attested from 1552. Meaning "jazz music with a strong beat" first recorded 1937, in Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump." To jump to a conclusion is from 1704. Jumpy "nervous" is from 1879. Jump suit "one-piece coverall modeled on those worn by paratroopers and skydivers" is from 1948. Jumping-rope is from 1805. Jump in a lake "go away and stop being a pest" attested from 1912.

jumper
1853, apparently from 17c. jump "short coat," also "woman's under bodice," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fr. jupe "skirt," which is ult. from Ar. jubbah "loose outer garment." Meaning "sleeveless dress worn over a blouse" first recorded Amer.Eng. 1939.
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Medical Dictionary

jump·er definition

Pronunciation: /ˈjəm-pər/
Function: n
: one affected with latah or by the condition exhibited by the jumping Frenchmen of Maine
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2007 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Slang Dictionary

jump (street) definition


  1. n.
    the beginning; the start (of something). (Prisons and streets.) : Way back at jump street, I spotted you as a troublemaker.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

jumper definition

hardware
A removable wire or small plug whose presence or absence is used to determine some aspect of hardware configuration.
(1995-03-14)

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