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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jump \Jump\, v. t.
1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap;
as, to jump a stream.
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2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the
ditch.
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3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]
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To jump a body with a dangerous physic. --Shak.
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4. (Smithwork)
(a) To join by a butt weld.
(b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
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5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
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{To jump a claim}, to enter upon and take possession of land
to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and
occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See {Claim}, n.,
3.
{To jump one's bail}, to abscond while at liberty under bail
bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
{To jump the gun}, to begin to run (in a footrace) before the
starting gun has fired; hence, (fig.) to begin any
activity before the designated starting time.
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