increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"

quantum leap, quantum jump - a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"

transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

quantum jump - (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum

transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

startle reaction, 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

Moro reflex, startle reflex - a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs

flinch, wince - a reflex response to sudden pain

skydiving - performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute

descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction

actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling

header - a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"

hop - the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)

leap, leaping, bounce, bound, spring, saltation - a light springing movement upwards or forwards

hurdle, vault - the act of jumping over an obstacle

jumping up and down - jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and jumping up and down exhausted him"

capriole - (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

pronk - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk"

rebound, bounce, ricochet, take a hop, recoil, resile, spring, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

bounce - leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage

galumph - move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen"

ski jump - jump on skis

saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion"

vault - bound vigorously

leapfrog - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"

vault, overleap - jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

hop, hop-skip, skip - jump lightly

caper - jump about playfully

hop - make a jump forward or upward

bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount - get on the back of; "mount a horse"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

shy - start suddenly, as from fight

boggle - startle with amazement or fear

rear back - start with anger or resentment or in protest

assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

mount, wax, climb, rise - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

enter, participate - become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

sky dive, skydive - jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

start up, start - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"

neglect, omit, leave out, pretermit, overleap, overlook, miss, drop - leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"

vary, alter, change - make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"