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jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a
skirt. Cf. {juppon}.]
(a) A kind of loose jacket for men.
(b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th
century.
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jump \jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {jumped} (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. {jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen,
jumpen.]
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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.
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Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and
a half by the square. --Shak.
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2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping
chariots." --Nahum iii. 2.
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A flock of geese jump down together. --Dryden.
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3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by
with. "It jumps with my humor." --Shak.
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{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.
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Jump \Jump\, v. t.
1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap;
as, to jump a stream.
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2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the
ditch.
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3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]
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To jump a body with a dangerous physic. --Shak.
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4. (Smithwork)
(a) To join by a butt weld.
(b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
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5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
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{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.]

{To jump the gun}, to begin to run (in a footrace) before the
starting gun has fired; hence, (fig.) to begin any
activity before the designated starting time.
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Jump \Jump\, a.
Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names."
--B. Jonson.
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Jump \Jump\, adv.
Exactly; pat. [Obs.] --Shak.
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jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), n.
same as {jump-start}, n..
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jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), v. t.
same as {jump-start}, v. t..
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Jump \Jump\, n.
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance
by jumps." --Locke.
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2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
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Our fortune lies
Upon thisjump. --Shak.
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3. The space traversed by a leap.
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4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
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5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of
brickwork or masonry.
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6. A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.
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{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.
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Jump-start \Jump"-start`\, n.
The action or event of jump-starting. For motor vehicles, the
jump-starting of an engine is also called a {jump}.
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Jupon \Ju*pon"\, Juppon \Jup*pon"\, n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe
skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written
variously {jupe}, {jump}, {juppo}, etc.]
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1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th
century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.
--Dryden.
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2. A petticoat. --Halliwell.
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