OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 1900

jump

/d͡ʒʌmp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
brincar • corcovear • saltar • saltimbanquear
To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.
The boy jumped over a fence.
lanzarse • saltar
To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
She is going to jump from the diving board.
saltar
To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
saltar
To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
I hate it when people jump the queue.
asaltar
To attack suddenly and violently.
The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.