Слово англійською: jump

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Детальний опис

jump

noun

/dʒʌmp/

movement

an act of jumping

to do a parachute jump
jump of… a jump of over six metres
jump from something Somehow he survived the jump from the third floor of the building.

see also broad jump, bungee jump, high jump, long jump, ski jump, triple jump

barrier

a barrier like a narrow fence that a horse or a runner has to jump over in a race or competition

The horse fell at the last jump.

increase

a sudden increase in amount, price or value

unusually large price jumps
jump in something a 20 per cent jump in pre-tax profits

change

jump + adv./prep. a large or sudden change

Is he good enough to make the jump into Formula One?
The story takes a jump back in time.
The negotiations took a jump forward yesterday (= they made progress).
The new law is a jump into the unknown.

sudden movement

a sudden movement caused by shock or surprise

I sat up with a jump.
Her heart gave a little jump at his smile.

Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be moved or thrown with a sudden jerk’): probably imitative of the sound of feet coming into contact with the ground.

Idioms

be for the high jump

(British English, informal) to be going to be severely punished
- If I catch you cheating, you’ll be for the high jump.

(go and) take a running jump

(old-fashioned, informal) used to tell somebody in a rude way to go away
- Why didn’t you just tell him to take a running jump?

to keep, etc. one jump ahead (of somebody)

to keep your advantage over somebody, especially your competitors, by taking action before they do or by making sure you know more than they do

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