Antonyms for jump up


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : juhmp
Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’ÊŒmp


Definition of jump up

Origin :
  • 1550s, "act of jumping," from jump (v.). Meaning "jazz music with a strong beat" first recorded 1937, in Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump." Jump suit "one-piece coverall modeled on those worn by paratroopers and skydivers" is from 1948.
  • As in promotion : noun higher position in organization
  • As in raise : noun increase in salary or position
  • As in lift : verb move upwards; ascend
  • As in magnify : verb enlarge, intensify
  • As in raise : verb increase, augment
  • As in stand : verb be or get upright
Example sentences :
  • Then, if we stop where we are, we'll have to jump up and get out of the way, to let him pass.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He must have seen me jump up, because he vanished like a ghost.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The fun was to jump up, and with their teeth to seize the apple.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various
  • And every time I jump up and shut it, up she bounces and opens it again.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The dog could not go to them and jump up to be petted because Rod was attending to his wounds.
  • Extract from : « Cab and Caboose » by Kirk Munroe
  • Here, Mag, let's begin to jump up and down again on the bed.
  • Extract from : « The Children of Wilton Chase » by Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • My nose is pulled by whipper-snappers, who jump up on a chair to reach it.
  • Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • To her obvious astonishment the mother of the child was the first to jump up.
  • Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins
  • She started to jump up from the ground where she was sitting!
  • Extract from : « Fairy Prince and Other Stories » by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
  • The window was so high that the animal could not jump up to it.
  • Extract from : « Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee » by (His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee

Synonyms for jump up

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