To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land to which
another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U.
S. & Australia] See Claim, n., 3. -- To jump one's bail, to abscond
while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
Jump, n. 1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance
by jumps." Locke.