Definition of jump for joy
: to jump up and down because one is very happy
jump for joy
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jump
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: to spring into the air : leap
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: to move suddenly or involuntarily : start
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: to move energetically : hustle
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: an act of jumping : leap
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: any of several sports competitions featuring a leap, spring, or bound
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: a leap in figure skating in which the skater leaves the ice with both feet and turns in the air
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: exactly, pat
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joy
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: the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : delight
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: the expression or exhibition of such emotion : gaiety
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: a state of happiness or felicity : bliss
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: to experience great pleasure or delight : rejoice
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: gladden
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: enjoy
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