jump (EN)

verb, noun

verb “jump”

1. to move oneself quickly off the ground or another surface by using one's legs
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   The cat jumped onto the windowsill to watch the birds outside.
2. to leave a high place intending to land lower
   He jumped off the cliff into the cool water below.
3. to go over something by leaping
   The horse jumped the fence effortlessly.
4. to start suddenly because of surprise or alarm
   When the fire alarm went off, everyone in the room jumped in surprise.
5. to suddenly increase or rise significantly
   After the successful product launch, the company's stock value jumped overnight.
6. to switch topics abruptly
   In the middle of explaining the recipe, he suddenly jumped to a story about his grandmother's cooking.
7. to go ahead of others in a line without waiting for one's proper turn
   At the amusement park, a group of rowdy teenagers jumped ahead of us in line for the roller coaster.
8. to go through a traffic signal when it indicates to stop
   She got a ticket for jumping the red light at the intersection.
9. to suddenly attack (someone)
   Two thugs jumped the unsuspecting man as he was withdrawing money from the ATM.
10. (US) to start a vehicle using another vehicle's battery
    When his car wouldn't start, he called his friend to come over to jump it.
11. in programming, to begin executing code from a different point
    After encountering the error, the program jumps to the error handling routine to manage the issue.

noun “jump”

1. the action of moving oneself off the ground or another surface
   The cat made a quick jump onto the windowsill to watch the birds outside.
2. a ramp designed to aid in jumping
   The BMX rider approached the jump with speed, ready to perform a trick.
3. the act of causing oneself to fall from a high place
   Unfortunately, jumps from this bridge are quite common as a method of suicide.
4. the reaction of starting suddenly because of surprise or alarm
   When the fire alarm went off unexpectedly, everyone in the room gave a jump.
5. a button on a game controller
   To avoid the obstacle, hit press jump when you're close.
6. getting an advantage by starting early
   By studying a week in advance, she got a jump on the final exam preparations.
7. (US) informal term for starting a vehicle with another vehicle's battery
   After leaving the lights on all night, I needed a jump to get my car running again.
8. in programming, a shift to a different part of the code
   In the code, a jump occurs whenever the program encounters a loop, redirecting the execution flow back to the start of the loop.