jump vs recoil

jump and recoil both are nouns.

jump and recoil both are verbs.

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

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

jump: move forward by leaps and bounds
recoil: spring back; spring away from an impact

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

jump (noun)	recoil (noun)
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground	a movement back from an impact
a sudden involuntary movement	the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
descent with a parachute
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
an abrupt transition
a sudden and decisive increase

jump (verb)	recoil (verb)
increase suddenly and significantly	spring back, as from a forceful thrust
rise in rank or status	draw back, as with fear or pain
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions	spring back; spring away from an impact
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
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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