jump up

verb

To move from one position to a higher position by one jump.

“I jumped up onto the top of the wall.”

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Meanings

verbjump up (third-person singular simple present jumps up, present participle jumping up, simple past and past participle jumped up)

present singular third person jumps up · participle present jumping up · participle past jumped up · past jumped up

  1. To move from one position to a higher position by one jump.

    I jumped up onto the top of the wall.

  2. To criticize or rebuke.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀναπηδάω
  • ἀναπηδάω (anapēdáō)to move to a higher position with one jump
Finnish hypätä ylös, hypätä
  • hypätä ylösto move to a higher position with one jump
  • hypätäto move to a higher position with one jump
German hochspringen, heraufspringen
  • hochspringento move to a higher position with one jump
  • heraufspringento move to a higher position with one jump
  • raufspringento move to a higher position with one jump
  • hinaufspringento move to a higher position with one jump
Cite this entry
APA

jump up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20up

MLA

“jump up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20up.

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