jump vs curvet

jump and curvet both are nouns.

jump and curvet both are verbs.

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

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

jump: move forward by leaps and bounds
curvet: perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

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, hop-skip, hop, skip, caper, hop.

jump (noun)	curvet (noun)
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground	a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
a sudden involuntary movement
descent with a parachute
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
an abrupt transition
a sudden and decisive increase

jump (verb)	curvet (verb)
increase suddenly and significantly	perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
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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