jump

a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"

an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

be highly noticeable

rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions