JUMPED

Definition: JUMPED

JUMPED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Jump

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "JUMPED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Crosswords: JUMPED

No thanks -- I jumped out that window a long time ago. (His Girl Friday; writing credit: Ben Hecht; Charles MacArthur)

That jumped up and bit you. (Forrest Gump; writing credit: Eric Roth)

Oh, you remember the awful things they said about what's-her-name before she jumped out the window (The Women; writing credit: Anita Loos)

If Milhouse jumped off a cliff (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Just between us, I'd already worn Cerberus down by the time the little guy jumped in. (Kingdom Hearts; writing credit: Billy Gallo; Robert Gillings)

And now ya tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge ("Ode to Billy Joe"; performing artist: Bobbie Gentry)

And the devil jumped ("The Devil Went Down to Georgia"; performing artist: Charlie Daniels Band)

I swam across; I jumped across for you (Yellow; performing artist: Coldplay)

He jumped so high, jumped so high (Mr. Bojangles; performing artist: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

WHEN THEY STARTED DANCIN', I JUMPED OFF THE TABLE (Oh My My; performing artist: Ringo Starr)

Up Jumped a Swagman (1965)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Fox Jumped Up One Winter's Night (reference)

• Day the Cat Jumped (041350) (reference)

• Moonstruck: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped over the Moon (reference)

• Polly Jumped over the Moon (reference)

• Springer: The Rabbit Who Jumped Too High (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Up Jumped Benny (reference)

• Up Jumped the Blues (reference)

• Up Jumped the Devil (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

He jumped up and lashed his tail. Credit: Library of Congress.

He just said he'd had it and jumped!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Uncle George Washington Bings. "Well, the horse jumped over the sun, hey, he's bucking us off!". Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Bruno jumped up, and patted me on the head

He hired a cabriolet by the hour, jumped in, and drove at random towards the Latin quarter

He jumped down from the truck and Uncle John took his place

I took a run, but unfortunately jumped short, and found myself just in the middle up to my knees

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Simond demonstrated that the rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) transmitted the disease in a now classic experiment in which a healthy rat, separated from direct contact with a recently plague-killed rat, died of plague after the infected fleas jumped from the first rat to the second. (references)

Business

In 1998, real personal disposable income was US$350 billion; in 1999, it was US$360 billion; and by 2000, this jumped to US$380 billion. (references)

In 2000, the new car market jumped following a drastic change in PA regulations that now permit Palestinians, especially business people, to import new vehicle. (references)

In the past three years, the number of mobile subscribers had jumped from 6.4 million in 1996 to 30 million in 1999, the fastest increase in Europe, which turned Italy into the largest mobile market in the region. (references)

Civil Liberties

Cameroon

In June 2000, the Government again sealed the paper's offices, claiming that arrears had jumped to $57,000 (40 million CFA francs). (references)

Economic History

Austria

U.S. exports jumped by 93 percent that year. (references)

Moldova

The communist faction, which had consisted of 40 of Parliament's 101 seats, jumped to 71--a clear majority. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

On March 16, two unidentified men jumped the fence of the home of Judge Yassmin Barrios. (references)

Kazakhstan

The KNB officers alleged that Biyembetov sustained his injuries when he jumped from a moving police car. (references)

Mali

In June in Bamako, a bus driver fell or jumped to his death from a bridge while being pursued by the police. (references)

Worker Rights

Guinea

In 1997 the Ministry of Planning estimated that in rural areas, approximately 66 percent of children between the ages of 7 and 14 were employed; the rate jumped to 91 percent in the 15 to 19 age group. (references)

Guinea

In urban areas, approximately 19 percent of children between the ages of 7 and 14 were employed; the rate jumped to 50 percent for children between the ages of 15 and 19. Overall approximately 48 percent of children under age 15 were employed, accounting for approximately 20 percent of the total working population and 26 percent of agricultural workers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Beginning with "JUMPED": jumped-up, jumped-up people, jumped-up-gentleman.

Ending with "JUMPED": bungee-jumped, half-jumped, high-jumped.

Bulgarian 

нахален (arrogant, cheeky, contumelious, flip, forward, huffish, impudent, insolent, jumped-up, malapert, nervy, obtrusive, offensive, perky, presuming, sassy, saucy, snotty), просташки (blatant, caddish, jazz, jumped-up, loud, low-minded, oafish, ornery, philistine, raffish, rank, rough, rude, savage, swinish, tasteless, underbred, unrefined, vulgar). (various references)

Chinese 

跳跃 (gambol, Gamboled, Gamboling, Gambolled, Gambolling, Hopped, jumped-up, jumping, Vaulted). (various references)

Finnish

sydämeni sykähti (my heart jumped), hänen sydämensä sävähti (her heart jumped), hän varasti (he jumped the gun). (various references)

French

sautés, sautées, sautée, sauté, sautèrent, sauta. (various references)

German

sprang (bounced, loped), gesprungen (bounced, gamboled, leaped, leapt, skipped). (various references)

Hungarian

szíve repesett örömében (her heart jumped), semmiből lett (jumped-up), parvenü (cocktail, jumped-up, parvenu, upstart), felkapaszkodott (jumped-up, parvenu, upstart), összeszorult (my heart jumped), a szívem repesett (my heart jumped), a szívem nagyot dobbant (my heart jumped), a szívem (my heart jumped). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

成り上がり (jumped-up person, parvenu, upstart). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なりあがり (jumped-up person, parvenu, upstart). (various references)

Korean 

강하하는 (Descended). (various references)

Manx

ass y jeeig (jumped up). (various references)

Pig Latin

umpedjay.(various references)

Portuguese

seguro (assured, certain, clear, confident, deep-seated, dependable, faithful, fast, firm, indemnity, insurant, jumped-up, reliable, retentive, safe, secure, settled, sound, staunch, steady, sturdy, sure, sure fire, trustworthy, trusty, unerring), certo (absolute, accurate, all right, assured, certain, clean-cut, clock-work, confident, correct, exact, fit, insurant, jumped-up, o.k., ok, okay, okey, okeydokey, precise, precision, reliable, secure, such, sure, true, well-defined). (various references)

Russian 

прыгать (cavort, cut a caper, cut capers, gambol, hop, jump, leap, leapfrog, leapt, sprang, spring, sprung). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

koji je skočio na noge (jumped-up). (various references)

Swedish

uppkomlingar (jumped-up, jumped-up people, parvenues). (various references)

Turkish

sonradan görme (jumped-up, nouveau riche, parvenu, upstart, vulgarian), kendini beğenmiş (arrogant, assuming, bighead, bigheaded, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, cocky, conceited, egotistical, haughty, high hat, high-flown, high-flying, hoity toity, hoity-toity, holier-than-thou, important, insufferable, jackanapes, jumped-up, mugwump, overweening, pompous, pretentious, prig, priggish, self sufficient, self-important, self-opinionated, self-righteous, smug, Sniffy, snooty, snotty, stuck up, stuffed shirt, stuffy, supercilious, swelled head, swollen-headed, taffy-nosed, toffee-nosed, toffy-nosed, uppish, uppity, upstage, vain), doğaçlama (ad lib, happening, impromptu, improvisation, jumped-up). (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "JUMPED": outjumped. (additional references)

Misspellings

"JUMPED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: jambed, jimed, jomed, jume, jumpjet, juned, jupe, juped. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: umped.

-2 letters: dump, dupe, jump, jupe.

-3 letters: due, dup, emu, jeu, med, mud, ped, pud, ump.

-4 letters: de, ed, em, me, mu, pe, um, up.

+3 letters: outjumped.

+5 letters: prejudgment.