Dictionary

The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.

An effort; an attempt; a venture.

A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.

An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.

To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

Example: Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.

To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.

Example: She is going to jump from the diving board.

To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.

Example: to jump a stream

To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

A kind of loose jacket for men.

A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.

An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.

A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.

Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.