from the jump

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from the jump - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jump \Jump\, n.
     1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance
        by jumps." --Locke.
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     2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]
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              Our fortune lies
              Upon thisjump.                        --Shak.
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     3. The space traversed by a leap.
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     4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
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     5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of
        brickwork or masonry.
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     6. A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.
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     From the jump, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.]
  
     Jump joint.
        (a) A butt joint.
        (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.
  
     Jump seat.
        (a) A movable carriage seat.
        (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be
            shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat.
            Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
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