competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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jump
verb
- To move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet: hurdle, leap, spring, vault
2. See
move, rise
- To move in a lively way: bounce, bound
1, leap, spring. See
move
- To move suddenly and involuntarily: bolt, start. See
move
- To catapult oneself from a disabled aircraft: bail out, eject. See
approach
- To increase in amount: boost, hike, jack (up), raise, up. See
increase
- To raise in rank: advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade. See
rise
noun
- The act of jumping: leap, spring, vault
2. See
move, rise
- A sudden lively movement: bounce, bound
1, leap, spring. See
move
- A sudden and involuntary movement: bolt, start, startle. See
move
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Informal. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, better
1, bulge, draw, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage.
Informal: inside track. See
over
- The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See
increase
- The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, hike, increase, increment, raise, rise. See
increase
- A progression upward in rank: advancement, elevation, promotion, rise, upgrade. See
rise
- A state of nervous restlessness or agitation. Used in plural: fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), shiver
1 (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural).
Informal: all-overs, shake (used in plural).
Slang: heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, willies. See
calm, fear
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