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Definition of jump
jump Jupon Ju*pon", Juppon Jup*pon", n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe
skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written
variously jupe, jump, juppo, etc.]
1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th
century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.
--Dryden.
2. A petticoat. --Halliwell.
Jump Jump Jump, n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf.
Juppon.]
(a) A kind of loose jacket for men.
(b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th
century.
Jump Jump Jump, n.
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. ``To
advance by jumps.' --Locke.
2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. -- Shak.
3. The space traversed by a leap.
4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of
brickwork or masonry.
From the jump, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.]
Jump joint.
(a) A butt joint.
(b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.
Jump seat.
(a) A movable carriage seat.
(b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be
shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat.
Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
