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Collocations for jump - noun

1. movement

ADJECTIVE

little
running, standing
Cats can clear six feet with a standing jump.
broad (AmE), high, long, triple
bungee, parachute, ski

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VERB + jump

make
She made a jump for the river bank.
take
He took a running jump and just managed to clear the stream.
do
He's going to do a parachute jump for charity.
give
Her heart gave a little jump at his smile.

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PREPOSITION

in the … jump
Allen won silver in the high jump.
with a jump
I sat up with a jump (= suddenly.).
jump into (figurative)
The new law is a jump into the unknown.
jump onto

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2. increase

ADJECTIVE

big, quantum
sharp, sudden
There's been no sudden jump, but a steady increase year on year.
small

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VERB + jump

make
Is he good enough to make the jump into Formula One?

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PREPOSITION

jump in
The sportswear company reports a jump in sales since the Olympics.

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Collocations for jump - verb

1. move off the ground

ADVERB

suddenly
almost, nearly, practically
She practically jumped out of bed.
about (esp. BrE), around, back, down, in, off, out, up, up and down
He was jumping up and down with excitement.
overboard

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VERB + jump

try to
He tried to jump back on board.

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PREPOSITION

from
He had to jump from a first floor window.
into, off, on
Stop jumping on the furniture!
onto
She jumped up onto the table.
out of, over
Can you jump over that fence?
through

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PHRASES

jump for joy
They all jumped for joy and hugged each other.

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2. move quickly or suddenly

ADVERB

slightly
She jumped slightly at the sound of the bell.
immediately, instantly, quickly, suddenly
When she heard the news she immediately jumped on a plane to France.
ahead, back, backwards/backward, forward (all figurative)
The movie then jumps ahead to twenty years in the future.

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VERB + jump

make sb
There was a loud bang that made me jump.

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PREPOSITION

in
He jumped in surprise.

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PHRASES

jump out of your skin (figurative)
I nearly jumped out of my skin when he told me.

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Jump is used with these nouns as the subject:
cat, frog, heart, horse, index, number, price, profit, rabbit, rate, sale, yield

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Jump is used with these nouns as the object:
bail, barrier, fence, hurdle, kerb, per cent, point, queue, ship, track, traffic light

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