Jump

Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Verb 2.1 Translations 3 Noun 3.1 Translations 4 Related terms

Pronunciation

• IPA /dʒʌmp/
• SAMPA /dZVmp/

Verb

1. To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
2. To cause oneself to leave an elevated area and fall downward.
3. To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
4. To react to a sudden stimulus such as a sharp prick jerking the body violently.
5. To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is passed over another game piece while being moved between legal positions.

Translations

• Breton: lammat (1,2,3), sailhañ (1,2), gourlammat (4)
• Dutch: springen
• Esperanto: salti
• Finnish: hypätä
• French: sauter
• German: springen
• Guaraní: po
• Indonesian: lompat , loncat
• Interlingua: saltar
• Italian: saltare
• Japanese: ジャンプ (jampu)
• Polish: skakać imperf, skoczyć perf (1, 2, 3), podskoczyć (4), przeskoczyć (5)
• Portuguese: saltar, pular
• Romanian: sări , sălta
• Spanish: saltar
• Tupinambá: por

Noun

1. An instance of jumping.
2. An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

Translations

• Breton: lamm m (1,2), sailh m (1)
• Dutch: sprong m
• Esperanto: salto
• Finnish: hyppy
• French: saut m
• German: Sprung m
• Guaraní: po
• Interlingua: salto
• Italian: salto
• Polish: skok m
• Portuguese: salto m, pulo m
• Romanian: salt n, săritură f
• Spanish: salto m
• Tupinambá: pora

Related terms

• Jump shot
• Jumping off point
• Jump suit
• jump seat