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move forward by leaps and bounds;
"The horse bounded across the meadow"
"The child leapt across the puddle"
"Can you jump over the fence?"
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pass abruptly from one state or topic to another;
"leap into fame"
"jump to a conclusion"
"jump from one thing to another"
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jump down from an elevated point;
"the parachutist didn't want to jump"
"every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"
"the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
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cause to jump or leap;
"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"