jump vs caper

jump and caper both are nouns.

jump and caper both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jump	Yes	No	Yes	No
caper	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, caper is a hyponym of jump; that is, caper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jump:

jump: move forward by leaps and bounds
caper: jump about playfully

Other hyponyms of jump include pronk, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, burst, bounce, capriole, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap, vault, curvet, hop-skip, hop, skip, hop.

jump (noun)	caper (noun)
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
a sudden involuntary movement	a crime (especially a robbery)
descent with a parachute	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another	a playful leap or hop
an abrupt transition	pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
a sudden and decisive increase	any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

jump (verb)	caper (verb)
increase suddenly and significantly	jump about playfully
rise in rank or status
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
bypass
make a sudden physical attack on
enter eagerly into
move forward by leaps and bounds
cause to jump or leap
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
run off or leave the rails
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
jump down from an elevated point
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
be highly noticeable

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