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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.”  
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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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   Jumping, p. a. & vb. n. of Jump, to leap.
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   Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about. -- Jumping deer (Zool.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa. -- Jumping louse (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllidæ, several of which are injurious to fruit trees. -- Jumping mouse (Zool.), North American mouse (Zapus Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse. -- Jumping mullet (Zool.), gray mullet. -- Jumping shrew (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping. -- Jumping spider (Zool.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigradæ; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.
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