Movement

Synonyms for jump

Two senses of jump live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsMovement

move forward by leaps and bounds

Can you jump over the fence?

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

spring

Same sentence, swapped: Can you spring over the fence?

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for jump as it is used in the sentence above.

parachute
alternate
bob

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineChange

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

Jump to a conclusion.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

leap

Same sentence, swapped: Leap to a conclusion.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for jump as it is used in the sentence above.

parachute
alternate
shift

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Closest first: other movement words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

removeverbtransfershift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposesFoothillsHas a reason line rocknoun, verbstonea lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matterFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line stayverbstickbe in a certain place and not leaveFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line tracenoun, verbshadowan indication that something has been presentFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line scatterverbspreadstrew or distribute over an areaRidgeline shiftverbdislodgechange place or directionHigh Camp spinnoun, verbtwistthe act of rotating rapidlyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line averageadjectivefairlacking exceptional quality or abilityFoothills2 senses

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