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 While Fiji flanker Levani Botia was in the sin-bin, England jumped from 14-3 to 35-3 with tries by Guy Pepper, Benhard Janse van Rensburg with his first touch on debut, and Seb Atkinson. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 The couple jumped into their respective cars while also trying to help a neighbor with two toddlers. — Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 One group of about 15 Norway fans jumped around and chanted loudly. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026 The application pool for London jumped by about 200,000 people from last year. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 This week, Brent crude futures jumped 7% to above $77 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude climbed 6% to top $72 a barrel. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Adams, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound, 24-year-old native of Austin, Texas, jumped high to block an Arthur Kaluma layup while playing 1 minute, 47 seconds for Golden State in the Warriors’ 104-72 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 In the fiscal first quarter ended May 2, same-store sales for Ross and dd’s collectively jumped 17%. — Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026 Cabral was searching through the crowd while the commentators continued to lose their minds and players literally jumped for joy on the pitch. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumped
  1. leaped
  2. winced
  3. sped
  4. hopped
  5. cringed
  6. raced
  7. bolted
  8. rushed
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Uthmeier leapt to the defense of University of Florida board chairperson Mori Hosseini, one of DeSantis’ most loyal supporters and arguably the most powerful person at the school.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Behind the Egyptian goal, a massive group of Argentines leapt and danced, singing at the top of their lungs until their throats couldn’t take any more.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • The original originalists, the Constitution’s framers, would have winced.
    — George F. Will, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • After the ensuing pitch to Max Schuemann, Skubal again winced and began pacing at the back of the mound.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of winced
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Clay intentionally drove his car onto the sidewalk, sped toward a crowd of pedestrians and hit eight of them before slamming into a gate.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Trump confirmed the project after the helipad plans had been rumored for months, with construction reportedly sped up ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit in September, according to the Washington Post.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • Let it be known that DirecTV hopped on the flexible plan bandwagon before YouTube TV.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026
  • Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • 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
  • For a decade, viewers have cringed at Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke’s rocky relationship, the dénouement of which is currently playing out on season ten of Summer House.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of cringed
Verb
  • The Speed actor met Hollinger — who raced motorcycles as a child until age 34, eventually launching his own custom-bike building business — in 2009, when Reeves commissioned Hollinger to build a bike for him.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • An islandwide blackout plunged Cuba’s nearly 10 million residents into darkness Monday, exposing a crumbling power grid and dwindling fuel reserves as officials raced to restore electricity.
    — Milexsy Durán, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • Against Seattle, the Storm bolted to a 21-13 lead after one quarter and held firm from there.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Oregon and Washington soon bolted, also for the Big Ten, and eventually Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah joined the Big 12, and Cal and Stanford joined the ACC.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • Because none of this can be rushed, buying a company that already has one of these advantages is often more efficient than building it from scratch.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • First responders tried to resuscitate him, emergency medicine technicians intubated him and rushed him by ambulance to the hospital.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Definition of rushed

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