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As verbs the difference between jump and jive

is that jump is to propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne while jive is (transitive|intransitive|us|colloquial) to deceive; to be deceptive or jive can be (us).

As nouns the difference between jump and jive

is that jump is the act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound or jump can be a kind of loose jacket for men while jive is a dance style popular in the 1940–50s.

As an adverb jump

is (obsolete) exactly; precisely.

As an adjective jump

is (obsolete) exact; matched; fitting; precise.

jump

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , from (etyl) {{m, ine-pro, *g??emb-, , to spring, hop, jump}}. Cognate with (etyl) . Related to (l).

Verb

(en verb)
  • To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
    • The boy jumped over a fence.
    Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square.
  • To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
    • She is going to jump from the diving board.
  • To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
    • to jump a stream
  • To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
  • To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
    • The sudden sharp sound made me jump .
  • To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
    • The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.
  • To move to a position in (a queue/line) that is further forward.
    • I hate it when people jump the queue.
  • To attack suddenly and violently.
    • The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.
  • To engage in sexual intercourse.
    • The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.
  • To cause to jump.
    • The rider jumped the horse over the fence.
  • To move the distance between two opposing subjects.
  • To increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.
  • (cycling) To increase speed aggressively and without warning.
  • (obsolete) To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
  • * Shakespeare
    • to jump a body with a dangerous physic
  • (smithwork) To join by a buttweld.
  • To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
  • (quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
  • (obsolete) To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; followed by with .
  • * Shakespeare
    • It jumps with my humour.
    Synonyms
    * (propel oneself upwards) leap, spring * (cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall) jump down, jump off * (employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location) skydive * (react to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body violently) flinch, jerk, jump out of one's skin, leap out of one's skin, twitch * (To engage in sexual intercourse) hump, jump someone's bones
    Related terms
    Derived terms
    * jumped-up * jumper * jumpily * jumpy * jump about * jump around * jump at * jump down * jump down someone's throat * jump for joy * jump in * jump in one's skin * jump leads * jump off * jump on * jump out * jump out at * jump up * jump out of one's skin * jump rope * jump seat * jump ship * jump shot * jump-start * jump suit * jump the gun * jump the shark See also'' jumped''', '''jumper''' ''and'' ' jumping

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
  • * John Locke
    • To advance by jumps .
  • An effort; an attempt; a venture.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Our fortune lies / Upon this jump .
  • (mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
  • (architecture) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.
  • An instance of propelling oneself upwards.
    • The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.
  • An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
    • There were a couple of jumps from the bridge.
  • An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
    • She was terrified before the jump , but was thrilled to be skydiving.
  • An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
  • A jumping move in a board game.
    • the knight's jump in chess
  • A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) used to make a video game character jump (propel itself upwards).
    • Press jump to start.
  • (sports, horses) An obstacle that forms part of a showjumping course, and that the horse has to jump over cleanly.
    • Heartless managed the scale the first jump but fell over the second.
  • An early start or an advantage.
    • He got a jump on the day because he had laid out everything the night before.
    Their research department gave them the jump on the competition.
  • (mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.
  • (science fiction) An instance of faster-than-light travel, not observable from ordinary space.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "jump")
    Synonyms
    * (instance of propelling oneself into the air) leap * (instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location) * (instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location) * (instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body) flinch, jerk, twitch
    Derived terms
    * high jump * * * jump drive * jump jet * jump rope * long jump * triple jump * Walleye jump

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (obsolete) exactly; precisely
  • * Marcellus, in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 1, l 64-65
    • Thus twice before, and jump at this dead hour,
    With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Exact; matched; fitting; precise.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • jump names

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) and English jupon.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of loose jacket for men.
  • (in plural) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
    • 1000 English basic words

    jive

    English

    Etymology 1

    Unknown. Slang attested in African-American and rural-American culture. Frequently used to imply lying, verbal deception or trickery. Possible historical antecedent: see gyve

    Verb

    (jiv)
  • (transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.
    • Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!
  • (colloquial) To dance.
    • You can dance, you can jive , having the time of your life; ooh, see that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen! (")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
  • Swing, a style of jazz music.
  • A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
  • (US, colloquial) Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
    • Don’t give me that jive . I know where you were last night.
  • African American Vernacular English.

    • See also

    * bullshit

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (jiv)
  • (US)
    • Usage notes
    "Jive" and "jibe" have been used interchangeably in the U.S. to indicate the concept "to agree or accord." While one recent dictionary accepts this usage of "jive," most sources consider it to be in error. See also jive turkey for related expression. African American Vernacular English English terms with unknown etymologies