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   jump , 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, v. i. [imp. & p. p. jumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. jumping.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.]
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   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.
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   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.
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   To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. “It jumps with my humor.” 
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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 , v. t.
   To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
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   To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
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   To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]
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   To jump a body with a dangerous physic.
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   (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
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   (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, n.
   The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. “To advance by jumps.” 
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   An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
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   Our fortune lies
   Upon thisjump.
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   The space traversed by a leap.
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   (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
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   (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
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   A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing motorist.
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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, a. Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] “Jump names.”
   B. Jonson.
   
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   Jump, adv. Exactly; pat. [Obs.]
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   jump , n. same as jump-start, n..
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   jump , v. t. Same as jump-start, v. t..
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   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 , Juppon , } n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously jupe, jump, juppo, etc.]
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    A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.
    Dryden.
    
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    A petticoat.
    Halliwell.
    
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