jump = copulate with?

[Joel S. Berson]

But aren't "he jumped her" and "he copulated with her" equivalent,
because "jump" can be transitive and copulate only intransitive?  In
any case, the quote I (almost) have is about rams who "jump ... sheep".

Joel

At 11/16/2005 05:12 PM, you wrote:
>Oops! I nearly missed your point. I mean only that "jump" can mean
>"copulate," but not "copulate with," because you'd have to say "jump with,"
>if "copulate with" was meant.
>
>-Wilson