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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jump \Jump\, n.
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance
by jumps." --Locke.
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2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
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Our fortune lies
Upon thisjump. --Shak.
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3. The space traversed by a leap.
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4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
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5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of
brickwork or masonry.
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6. A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.
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{From the jump}, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.]
{Jump joint}.
(a) A butt joint.
(b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.
{Jump seat}.
(a) A movable carriage seat.
(b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be
shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat.
Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
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