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jump vs startle response

startle response vs jump

jump and startle response both are nouns.

jump is a verb but startle response is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jump Yes No Yes No
startle response Yes No No No
As nouns, startle response is a hyponym of jump; that is, startle response is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jump:
  • jump: a sudden involuntary movement
  • startle response: a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
Other hyponyms of jump include startle reaction, Moro reflex, startle reflex, flinch, wince.
jump (noun) startle response (noun)
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
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) startle response (verb)
increase suddenly and significantly
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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