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"jump" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often leap (4 letters).
Definitions
Spring into the air
Word origin
From Middle English jumpen (“to walk quickly, run, jump”), probably of Middle Low German or North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gumpōną ~ *gumbōną (“to hop, skip, bounce”), an iterative verb. The OED suggests an imitative origin. Related to jumble. In the sense “to propel oneself” it displaced leap partially and spring largely.
Used in a sentence
“The boy jumped over a fence.”
“Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high.”
“Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer14 curated clues
01“Bound over a puddle”4 letters
02“Leap”4 letters
03“Leap from the ground”4 letters
04“Leap off the ground”4 letters
05“Leap over”4 letters
06“Leap over something”4 letters
07“Leap suddenly”4 letters
08“Leap upward”4 letters
09“Leave the ground briefly”4 letters
10“Leave the ground quickly”4 letters
11“Skip suddenly upward”4 letters
12“Spring off the ground”4 letters
13“Spring upward”4 letters
14“Spring into the air”4 letters
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