Little, William (medicine) and jump 1, verb (oh)

Little, William (medicine)

Little, William
<person> English surgeon, 1810-1894.

See: Little's disease.

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1 ?upwards?
2 ?downwards?
3 ?move fast?
4 ?in fear/surprise?
5 ?increase?
6 ?keep changing?
7 ?miss a stage?
8 ?machine?
9 ?attack?
10 jump to conclusions
11 jump the gun
12 jump for joy
13 jump down somebody's throat
14 jump the queue
15 jump through hoops
16 jump ship
17 jump bail
18 jump to it!
19 (go) jump in a lake!
20 jump the rails
21 jump a light
21 jump the lights
22 jump a train
23 ?car?
24 ?sex?
Phrasal verbs
jump at something
jump in
jump on somebody
jump out at somebody
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?UPWARDS?
a) [I] to push yourself up into the air, or over or away from something etc using your legs
::How high can you jump?
jump over/across/onto etc sth
::He jumped over the wall and ran off.
::Fans were jumping up and down (=jumping repeatedly) and cheering.
jump clear (of sth)
(=jump out of danger)
::We managed to jump clear of the car before it hit the wall.
b) [T] to go over or across something by jumping
::He jumped the gate, landing on the concrete.
?DOWNWARDS?
[I] to let yourself drop from a place that is above the ground
::The cats jumped down and came to meet us.
jump from/out of/onto etc sth
::Three people saved themselves by jumping from the window.
?MOVE FAST?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly or suddenly in a particular direction
-synonym leap leap jump up/back/in etc
::Matt jumped up to answer the phone.
::We all jumped in a taxi.
::She jumped to her feet and left.
?IN FEAR/SURPRISE?
[I] to make a quick sudden movement because you are surprised or frightened
::Marcia jumped. 'What's that noise?'
::Sorry, I didn't mean to make you jump (=surprise or frighten you) .
::Don't shout. I nearly jumped out of my skin (=was very shocked or frightened) !
?INCREASE?
[I] to increase or improve suddenly and by a large amount
jump (from ...) to sth
::Profits jumped to ¡ê2.6 million last year.
::Norway jumped from ninth to third place.
?KEEP CHANGING?
[I and T] to change quickly and often from one idea, place, position etc to another - used to show disapproval
jump from sth to sth
::Cathy kept jumping from one topic to another.
jump about/around (sth)
::I've been jumping about the file instead of working straight through it.
?MISS A STAGE?
[I and T] to move suddenly to a further part of a book, discussion, leaving out the part in between
::I'm afraid I jumped a couple of chapters.
jump to
::The movie suddenly jumped ahead to the future.
?MACHINE?
[I] if a machine or piece of equipment jumps, it moves suddenly because something is wrong with it
::Why does the Video keep jumping like this?
?ATTACK?
[T] informal to attack someone suddenly
::Somebody jumped him in the park last night.
jump to conclusions
to form an opinion about something before you have all the facts
::There may be a simple explanation. Let's not jump to conclusions.
jump the gun
to start doing something too soon, especially without thinking about it carefully
jump for joy
to be extremely happy and pleased
jump down sb's throat
informal to suddenly speak angrily to someone
jump the queue
BrE to go in front of others who are already waiting in a line - used to show disapproval
-see also queue-jumping
jump through hoops
to do a series of things that are difficult or annoying, but that are necessary in order to achieve something
::We had to jump through hoops to get our visas in time.
jump ship
a) to leave an organization that you are working for, especially in order to join another
::The best employees jumped ship at the first opportunity.
b) to leave a ship on which you are working as a sailor, without permission
jump bail
to leave a town, city, or country where a court of law has ordered you to stay until your trial 1(1)
jump to it!
spoken used to order someone to do something immediately
(go) jump in a lake!
spoken used to rudely tell someone to go away
jump the rails
BrE jump the tracks AmE if a train jumps the rails, it suddenly goes off the metal tracks it is moving along
jump a light
also jump the lights
to drive through red traffic lights without stopping
jump a train
especially AmE to Travel on a train, especially a freight train, without paying
?CAR?
[T] AmE to jump-start a car
?SEX?
[T] spoken not polite to have sex with someone
jump at [jump at sth] phr v
to eagerly accept the chance to do something
::I jumped at the chance of a trip to Hong Kong.
jump in phr v
to interrupt someone or suddenly join a conversation
::Lena quickly jumped in with a diverting remark.
jump on [jump on sb] phr v
to criticize or punish someone, especially unfairly
jump on somebody for
::He used to jump on me for every little mistake.
jump out at [jump out at sb] phr v
if something jumps out at you, it is extremely noticeable, often in a way you do not like
::I don't like jewellery that jumps out at you.
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HINT sense 5
Do not say that an amount, level, price etc 'jumps up'. Say it jumps.

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