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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A kind of loose jacket for men.

2. (n.) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

3. (v. i.) 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.

4. (v. i.) To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt.

5. (v. i.) To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with.

6. (v. t.) To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.

7. (v. t.) To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.

8. (v. t.) To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.

9. (v. t.) To join by a butt weld.

10. (v. t.) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.

11. (v. t.) To bore with a jumper.

12. (n.) The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

13. (n.) An effort; an attempt; a venture.

14. (n.) The space traversed by a leap.

15. (n.) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

16. (n.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

17. (a.) Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.

18. (adv.) Exactly; pat.

Greek

21. agalliao -- to exult, rejoice greatly
... of joy. 21 (from , "much, very" and 242 , "jump, leap") -- properly, getting
so in celebration; to () because . Word Origin from ...
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641. aporipto -- to throw away
... overboard. Word Origin from apo and rhipto Definition to throw away NASB
Word Usage jump overboard (1). jump overboard. From apo ...
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450. anistemi -- to raise up, to rise
... 1), rose (6), rose again (1), stand (5), stood (13). arise, jump up, stand
up. From ana and histemi; to stand up (literal or figurative ...
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242. hallomai -- to leap
... leap, spring up. Middle voice of apparently a primary verb; to jump; figuratively,
to gush -- leap, spring up. (allomenos) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4640. skirtao -- to leap
... leap for joy. Akin to skairo (to skip); to jump, ie Sympathetically move (as the
quickening of a fetus) -- leap (for joy). (eskirtesen) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7540. raqad -- to skip about
... dance, jump, leap, skip. A primitive root; properly, to stamp, ie To spring about
(wildly or for joy) -- dance, jump, leap, skip. 7539, 7540. raqad. 7541 . ...
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5425a. nathar -- to spring or start up
... to spring or start up. Transliteration: nathar Short Definition: jump. ... root Definition
to spring or start up NASB Word Usage jump (1), leaps (1), startled (1). ...
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5937. alaz -- to exult
... be joyful, rejoice, triumph. A primitive root; to jump for joy, ie Exult -- be joyful,
rejoice, triumph. 5936, 5937. alaz. 5938 . Strong's Numbers.
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5927. alah -- to go up, ascend, climb
... 8), gone (18), gone away (2), got back (1), grew (3), grow (2), grow back (1), grows
(1), imported* (2), incite (1), included (1), invaded (2), jump (1), lead ...
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5425. nathar -- to spring or start up
... A primitive root; to jump, ie Be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake
off, untie -- drive asunder, leap, (let) loose, X make, move, undo. ...
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5970. alats -- to rejoice, exult
... be joyful, rejoice, triumph. A primitive root; to jump for joy, ie Exult -- be joyful,
rejoice, triumph. 5969, 5970. alats. 5971 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Jumping into Father's Arms.
... evening. One of the neighbors put one of his children upon a ledge eight
feet high, and put out his hands and told him to jump. ...
/.../moody/moodys anecdotes and illustrations/jumping into fathers arms.htm

Moody's Stories
... I stood back three or four feet, and said. "Willie, jump.". ... I said: "Willie,
I will catch you. Just look right at me, and jump.". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/moodys stories/moodys stories.htm

Omar and the Sacred vine
... If there were a magic ointment, and we took it to a strong man, and said, "This
will enable you to jump off the Monument," doubtless he would jump off the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/vii omar and the sacred.htm

Incidents of Childhood
... My sisters wanted to jump off the shed, but were a little afraid to do so
for fear they would hurt themselves. They finally decided ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter iii incidents of childhood.htm

The Mildness of the Yellow Press
... The nursery authorities do not use an A as big as a horseshoe in order to make the
child jump; on the contrary, they use it to put the child at his ease, to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/viii the mildness of the.htm

Slum Novelists and the Slums
... It is permissible to present men as monsters if we wish to make the reader
jump; and to make anybody jump is always a Christian act. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/xix slum novelists and the.htm

The Life of Captain John Paton.
... He answered them, What was the fray"he saw but three men coming upon them; and then
caused his horse jump the ditch, and faced about with his sword drawn in ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of captain john.htm

On the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
... In the same way, that a man, who wants to make a great jump, will go back that he
may have a good run; for the further he goes back, the further he will jump. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon xxii on the exaltation.htm

A Startling Statement
... They could not tell how old he was, nor how he was dressed, but they saw him jump
upon the bulkhead near by, strip off his overcoat, coat and hat, and, before ...
//christianbookshelf.org/chapman/and judas iscariot/a startling statement.htm

Hindrances to Holiness.
... this. When they try to jump on to the Divine strength there is something
that holds them back, and they cannot make the spring. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/booth/godliness/chapter xi hindrances to holiness.htm

Thesaurus

Jump (3 Occurrences)
... 6. (vt) To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream. 7. (vt)
To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch. ...
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Leap (20 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault;
as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. 4. (vi ...
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Spring (122 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (vi) To leap; to bound; to jump. ... 15. (vt) To pass over
by leaping; as, to spring a fence. 16. (n.) A leap; a bound; a jump. 17. ...
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Julius (5 Occurrences)

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Hop (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To move by successive leaps, as toads
do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do. ...
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Vault (2 Occurrences)
... 8. (vi) To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault
a fence. 9. (n.) To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring. 10. ...
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Jumped (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Jump. Multi-Version Concordance
Jumped (4 Occurrences). Mark 10:50 He, casting away his ...
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Insult (25 Occurrences)
... him. 5. (vi) To leap or jump. 6. (vi) To behave with insolence; to exult.
Multi-Version Concordance Insult (25 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Taskmaster (3 Occurrences)
... were driven out and a new dynasty was established, which knew nothing of Joseph
and his people.SARIS">RAB-SARIS /jL(which see) and JL:Jump,"RABSHAKEH"RABSHAKEH ...
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Paul's (34 Occurrences)
... 27:43 But their Captain, bent on securing Paul's safety, kept them from their purpose
and gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and ...
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Bible Concordance

Jump (3 Occurrences)

Acts 27:43 But their Captain, bent on securing Paul's safety, kept them from their purpose and gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;
(WEY NAS NIV)

Leviticus 11:21 But of the winged four-footed things, those which have long legs for jumping on the earth you may have for food;
(Root in BBE NAS)

Nehemiah 4:3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Jump

Related Terms

Leap (20 Occurrences)

Spring (122 Occurrences)

Julius (5 Occurrences)

Hop (1 Occurrence)

Vault (2 Occurrences)

Jumped (4 Occurrences)

Insult (25 Occurrences)

Taskmaster (3 Occurrences)

Paul's (34 Occurrences)