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jump
Verb
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If you jump, you leave the ground completely.
He jumped for joy.
She jumped to her death from the bridge.
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If you jump something, you fly over it.
The children jumped the water to get to the other side.
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If you jump something, you make it leave the ground.
He loved jumping his bicycle.
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If you jump, you move suddenly because you are surprised.
I scared her and she jumped.
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If you jumpstart a car, you use the battery power from another car.
We used his car to jump ours.
jump
Noun
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A jump is a movement from the ground to the air.
She took a run before the big jump over the water.
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A jump is a ramp used to jump.
He went off the jump at full speed.
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A jump is a jolt or shock used to start a car.
He used his car to give me a jump.
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A jump is a sudden movement of surprise.
It seems I surprised her, because she gave a little jump.
down
Preposition
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Toward the earth, away from the sky.
What goes up on earth must fall down.
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Toward the bottom.
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Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.
I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.
down
Noun
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Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.
That pillow is full of down.
throat
Noun
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Your throat is a tube inside your neck. It takes air from your mouth to your lungs.
My throat hurts from singing too much.