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jumped

verb

past tense of jump
1
as in leaped
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air jumped across the ditch

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2
as in winced
to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump

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3
as in sped
to proceed or move quickly when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

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Recent Examples of jumped The 10-year yield has jumped a full percentage point since right before the Iran war started in late February and a half point in the past two months alone. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 In fact, the Royals jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia. — Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 The Royals jumped out to a quick lead on the back of freshman quarterback Deuce Woods, who tossed an 8-yard touchdown to Jaylen Johnson to put TFA up 7-0. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 The Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed nearly 8%, while the S&P 500 has jumped 11%. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Men and women jumped from their seats and attempted to break up the fight as the men exchanged blows in the aisle. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Shares in Paramount, which are down 23% in 2026 to date amid mounting uncertainty about the fate of the merger, jumped 5% in after-hours trading. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 After lubing up with sunscreen and Vaseline, Turpin jumped into the 50-degree water in complete darkness. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026 That share has jumped from 32% in 2019, according to PSCA data. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumped
  1. leaped
  2. winced
  3. sped
  4. hopped
  5. cringed
  6. raced
  7. bolted
  8. rushed
Verb
  • And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Except Diggs leapt and hugged the goalpost after the score — drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • Ohtani, who hasn’t pitched since July 3 due to lingering knee and biceps issues, winced in pain throughout his eight-pitch at-bat against reliever Riley O’Brien, seeming to strain himself with every muscle flex, let alone big-league hacks.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • My husband walked into the room and winced as one of the women changed into a perfect re-creation of an American Girl–doll outfit (very theater kid, not his thing).
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of winced
Verb
  • Their payout timeline is also sped up to two years instead of the previous five.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lenexa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a woman who left a medical facility and sped away from officers who were checking on her, a police spokesperson said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • Legislators from major production states — Georgia, New York, California, Texas — have hopped on board, but the efforts of CAP and others were aimed at bringing more people into the tent, including those from states with less filming going on.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Sox have won 11 of Tolle’s last 12 starts, and his strikeout rate over the last two months has hopped above one-third of opposing hitters.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • So when there was a kissing scene, Larry cringed, just cringed.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Mingione cringed when asked if any of his players had gotten hurt by a hit by pitch.
    — Mitch Light, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Definition of cringed
Verb
  • In New York City, Special Agents Tom Armas and John Buckley -- who were at the New York Field Office at 7 World Trade Center for the annual UN General Assembly briefing -- raced into the North Tower.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The disclosure is expected to give the public a better understanding of how the city responded following the collapse of the World Trade Center as officials raced to restabilize Lower Manhattan and reopen the area.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • Anything bolted on outside them is a second system to police.
    — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Hall of Fame coach is taking over for D’Anton Lynn, who bolted for his alma mater Penn State after two meh seasons.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushed

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“Jumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumped. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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