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as in leaped
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
jumped across the ditch
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as in leapt
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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“Jumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumped. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.
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