Jump and Step

Jump

Jump verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

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Step and jump are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Step" instead the word "Jump" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: jumpy, jumped, jumping, jumper

Step verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward

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Jump and step are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jump" instead the word "Step" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: stepped, stepping, stepper

good	good jump	good step
high	high jump	high step
full	full jump	full step
best	best jump	best step
Other adjectives: normal, short, standard, single, simple, small, massive, large, big, huge, little, major, final, extra, significant, next, basic, last, biggest.

part	jump part	step part
line	jump line	step line
way	jump way	step way
bit	jump bit	step bit
Other words: little, door, gun, forwards, years, times.

Note that if the portal isn't the sort that requires you to step or jump into it, it probably isn't this trope, and if it requires any external equipment, it's likely part of a Portal Network instead.

Source: Thinking Up Portals
Those plates are both small and fairly easy to spot, especially if the respective Survival Instinct upgrade has been unlocked, and they're almost always positioned in a way that even a much bulkier person than our slender heroine could easily squeeze past or step/jump over them.

Source: Video Game / Rise of the Tomb Raider
Hostage Spirit Link: To an annoying degree; often times one of your fellow STAAR members will step or jump directly into your line of fire, obscuring a not-insignificant portion of the screen while still allowing enemies to shoot through him and hit you.

Source: Video Game / Area 51

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Step and Jump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jump/step

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Step or Jump. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jump/step.

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