jump in English
- jump⇄adv. (Obsolete.) exactly; precisely.
- jump⇄expr. get (or have) the jump on, (Slang.) to get or have an advantage over.
Ex. The alert student can often divine the shape of things to come, thereby getting the jump on his corporate peers (Harper's). In the matter of age the town has a jump on - jump⇄expr. jump a claim. See under claim.
- jump⇄expr. jump at, to accept eagerly and quicky;
Ex. to jump at a chance, jump at an offer. He was staggered that the Labour Party leaders had not jumped at it (London Times). - jump⇄expr. jump down one's throat. See under throat.
- jump⇄expr. jump off,
a. to start out.
Ex. Allied infanty, jumping off at dawn, moved onto ""The Yoke,"" the enemy perimeter at the northern edge of the ridge (New York Times).
b. (U.S.) to leave.
Ex. It was resolved ... to bid a fina - jump⇄expr. jump on, (Slang.) to blame; scold; criticize.
Ex. Stop jumping on me every time I make a mistake. - jump⇄expr. jump the gun. See under gun.
- jump⇄expr. jump the track. See under track.
- jump⇄expr. jumps, Informal, a nervous condition characterized by sudden starts or jerks.
- jump⇄expr. on the jump, (Informal.)
a. rushing around; always busy.
Ex. Keeping the foe on the jump (London Daily News).
b. at great speed.
Ex. Jake went out the door on the jump (Mulford and Clay).
c. in a nervous state.jump⇄expr. the jumps, (Informal.)
a. chorea.
Ex. The dog was afflicted with the jumps.
b. delirium tremens.
Ex. Alcoholics may get fits of the jumps.jump⇄jump, verb, noun, adverb.jump⇄noun 1. a spring from the ground; leap; bound.
Ex. The horse made a fine jump.
2a. a sudden jerk.
Ex. a jump in the motion picture film.
b. the part of a thing that has been passed over, jerked through, or omitted.
Ex. Thejump⇄v.i. 1. to spring from the ground; leap; bound.
Ex. to jump up and down. How high can you jump? How far can you jump? Our cat can jump to the table, off the table, and across the path.
2. to give a sudden start or jerk.
Ex. We often jujump⇄v.t. 1a. to leap over.
Ex. to jump a stream. The speeding car jumped the curve and crashed.
b. to go around; by-pass, as an electric circuit.
Ex. to jump the ignition of an automobile.
2. to cause to jump.
Ex. to jump a ho
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