jump
verb
°To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
"The boy jumped over a fence."
°To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
noun
°An instance of propelling oneself into the air.
°An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
synonyms: leap, spring, jump down, jump off more» , skydive, flinch, jerk, jump out of one's skin, leap out of one's skin, twitch, leap, flinch, jerk, twitch