Jump vs. Leap
Difference Between Jump and Leap
Jumpverb
To propel oneself upward or over a distance in single quick motion or series of such motions.
Leapverb
To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump
The goat leaped over the wall. The salmon leapt across the barrier.Jumpverb
To move suddenly and in one motion
jumped out of bed.Leapverb
To move quickly or suddenly
leaped out of his chair to answer the door.Jumpverb
To move involuntarily, as in surprise
jumped when the phone rang.Leapverb
To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another
always leaping to conclusions.Jumpverb
To parachute from an aircraft.
Leapverb
To act quickly or impulsively
leaped at the opportunity to travel.Jumpverb
(Informal) To act quickly; hustle
Jump when I give you an order.Leapverb
To enter eagerly into an activity; plunge
leapt into the project with both feet.Jumpverb
To take prompt advantage; respond quickly
jump at a bargain.Leapverb
To propel oneself over
I couldn't leap the brook.Jumpverb
To enter eagerly into an activity; plunge
jumped into the race for the nomination.Leapverb
To cause to leap
She leapt her horse over the hurdle.Jumpverb
To begin or start. Often used with off
The project jumped off with great enthusiasm.Leapnoun
The act of leaping; a jump.
Jumpverb
To form an opinion or judgment hastily
jump to conclusions.Leapnoun
A place jumped over or from.
Jumpverb
To make a sudden verbal attack; lash out
jumped at me for being late.Leapnoun
The distance cleared in a leap.
Jumpverb
To undergo a sudden and pronounced increase
Prices jumped in October.Leapnoun
An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition
a leap from rags to riches.Jumpverb
To rise suddenly in position or rank
jumped over two others with more seniority.Leapverb
(intransitive) To jump.
Jumpverb
To change discontinuously or after a short period
jumps from one subject to another.jumped from one job to another.Leapverb
(transitive) To pass over by a leap or jump.
to leap a wall or a ditchJumpverb
To be displaced by a sudden jerk
The phonograph needle jumped.Leapverb
(transitive) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
Jumpverb
To be displaced vertically or laterally because of improper alignment
The film jumped during projection.Leapverb
(transitive) To cause to leap.
to leap a horse across a ditchJumpverb
(Computers) To move from one set of instructions in a program to another out of sequence.
Leapnoun
The act of leaping or jumping.
Jumpverb
To move over an opponent's playing piece in a board game.
Leapnoun
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
Jumpverb
To make a jump bid in bridge.
Leapnoun
A group of leopards.
Jumpverb
(Slang) To be lively; bustle
a disco that really jumps.Leapnoun
(figuratively) A significant move forward.
Jumpverb
To leap over or across
jump a fence.Leapnoun
(figuratively) A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs.Jumpverb
To leap onto
jump a bus.Leapnoun
(mining) A fault.
Jumpverb
(Slang) To spring upon in sudden attack; assault or ambush
Muggers jumped him in the park.Leapnoun
Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
Jumpverb
To move or start prematurely before
jumped the starting signal.Leapnoun
(music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
Jumpverb
To cause to leap
jump a horse over a fence.Leapnoun
(calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
Jumpverb
To cause to increase suddenly
shortages that jumped milk prices by several cents.Leapnoun
(obsolete) A basket.
Jumpverb
To pass over; skip
The typewriter jumped a space.Leapnoun
A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
Jumpverb
To raise in rank or position; promote.
Leapnoun
Half a bushel.
Jumpverb
To move a piece over (an opponent's piece) in a board game, often thereby capturing the opponent's piece.
Leapnoun
a light springing movement upwards or forwards
Jumpverb
To raise (a partner's bid) in bridge by more than is necessary.
Leapnoun
an abrupt transition;
a successful leap from college to the major leaguesJumpverb
To jump-start (a motor vehicle).
Leapnoun
a sudden and decisive increase;
a jump in attendanceJumpverb
To leave (a course), especially through mishap
The train jumped the rails.Leapnoun
the distance leaped (or to be leaped);
a leap of 10 feetJumpverb
To leave hastily; skip
jumped town a step ahead of the police.Leapverb
move forward by leaps and bounds;
The horse bounded across the meadowThe child leapt across the puddleCan you jump over the fence?Jumpverb
To leave (an organization, for example) suddenly or in violation of an agreement
jumped the team and signed with a rival club.Leapverb
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another;
leap into famejump to a conclusionJumpverb
To seize or occupy illegally
jump a mining claim.Leapverb
cause to jump or leap;
the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoopJumpverb
Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.
Jumpnoun
The act of jumping; a leap.
Jumpnoun
The distance covered by a jump
a jump of seven feet.Jumpnoun
An obstacle or span to be jumped.
Jumpnoun
A structure or course from which a jump is made
built a jump out of snow.Jumpnoun
A descent from an aircraft by parachute.
Jumpnoun
(Sports) Any of several track-and-field events in which contestants jump.
Jumpnoun
An initial competitive advantage; a head start
got the jump on the other newspapers.Jumpnoun
Energy or quickness
"We got off to a slow start. We didn't have any jump, and when we did get things going, we were too far behind" (John LeClair).Jumpnoun
A sudden pronounced rise, as in price or salary.
Jumpnoun
An impressive promotion.
Jumpnoun
A step or level
managed to stay a jump ahead.Jumpnoun
A sudden or major transition, as from one career or subject to another.
Jumpnoun
A short trip.
Jumpnoun
One in a series of moves and stopovers, as with a circus or road show.
Jumpnoun
(Games) A move in a board game over an opponent's piece.
Jumpnoun
(Computers) A movement from one set of instructions to another.
Jumpnoun
An involuntary nervous movement; a start.
Jumpnoun
jumps A condition of nervousness. Often used with the.
Jumpnoun
A jump-start of a motor vehicle.
Jumpnoun
Vulgar Slang An act of sexual intercourse.
Jumpverb
(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
The boy jumped over a fence.Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.Jumpverb
(intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
She is going to jump from the diving board.Jumpverb
(transitive) To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
to jump a streamJumpverb
(intransitive) To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
Jumpverb
(intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
The sudden sharp sound made me jump.Jumpverb
(intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.Jumpverb
(transitive) To move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward.
I hate it when people jump the queue.Jumpverb
(transitive) To attack suddenly and violently.
The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.Jumpverb
To engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
Harold: How is Sarah? I don't want to jump her while she's The Big Chill.Jumpverb
(transitive) To cause to jump.
The rider jumped the horse over the fence.Jumpverb
(transitive) To move the distance between two opposing subjects.
Jumpverb
(transitive) To increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.
Jumpverb
To increase speed aggressively and without warning.
Jumpverb
To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
Jumpverb
To join by a buttweld.
Jumpverb
To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Jumpverb
(quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
Jumpverb
(obsolete) To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; followed by with.
Jumpverb
To start executing code from a different location, rather than following the program counter.
Jumpverb
To flee; to make one's escape.
Jumpnoun
The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
Jumpnoun
An effort; an attempt; a venture.
Jumpnoun
(mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
Jumpnoun
(architecture) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
Jumpnoun
An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.Jumpnoun
An object which causes one to jump, a ramp.
He went off a jump.Jumpnoun
An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
There were a couple of jumps from the bridge.Jumpnoun
An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.Jumpnoun
An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
Jumpnoun
A jumping move in a board game.
the knight's jump in chessJumpnoun
A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) used to make a video game character jump (propel itself upwards).
Press jump to start.Jumpnoun
An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.
Heartless managed the scale the first jump but fell over the second.Jumpnoun
(with on) An early start or an advantage.
He got a jump on the day because he had laid out everything the night before.Their research department gave them the jump on the competition.Jumpnoun
(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.
Jumpnoun
(science fiction) An instance of faster-than-light travel, not observable from ordinary space.
Jumpnoun
(programming) A change of the path of execution to a different location.
Jumpnoun
A kind of loose jacket for men.
Jumpadverb
(obsolete) exactly; precisely
Jumpadjective
(obsolete) Exact; matched; fitting; precise.
Jumpnoun
a sudden and decisive increase;
a jump in attendanceJumpnoun
an abrupt transition;
a successful leap from college to the major leaguesJumpnoun
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
Jumpnoun
a sudden involuntary movement;
he awoke with a startJumpnoun
descent with a parachute;
he had done a lot of parachuting in the armyJumpnoun
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground;
he advanced in a series of jumpsthe jumping was unexpectedJumpverb
move forward by leaps and bounds;
The horse bounded across the meadowThe child leapt across the puddleCan you jump over the fence?Jumpverb
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm;
She startled when I walked into the roomJumpverb
make a sudden physical attack on;
The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coatJumpverb
increase suddenly and significantly;
Prices jumped overnightJumpverb
be highly noticeable
Jumpverb
enter eagerly into;
He jumped into the gameJumpverb
rise in rank or status;
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller listJumpverb
run off or leave the rails;
the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracksJumpverb
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
Jumpverb
cause to jump or leap;
the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoopJumpverb
start a car engine whose battery by connecting it to another car's battery
Jumpverb
bypass;
He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensibleJumpverb
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another;
leap into famejump to a conclusionJumpverb
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
