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jumpTo employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.Rate it:

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jumpTo employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.Rate it:

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jumpTo propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.Rate it:

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jump aboutTo move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited.Rate it:

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jump aboutTo move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous.Rate it:

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jump aroundTo move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited.Rate it:

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jump aroundTo move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous.Rate it:

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jump atTo accept something enthusiastically. Usually an opportunity, or chance, or job etc.Rate it:

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jump at the chanceTo immediately accept an offer.Rate it:

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jump bailTo abscond while in a bail statusRate it:

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jump before one is pushedto perform an action before being forced to do so.Rate it:

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jump downTo leave an elevated position to a lower position by one jump.Rate it:

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jump down someone's throatTo criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.Rate it:

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Jump down Your ThroatTo scream and shout at someone in an angry wayRate it:

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jump for joyExalt, [rejoice]], feel elation.Rate it:

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jump for joyAn expression of extreme happiness for any reason.Rate it:

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jump inTo enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport.Rate it:

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jump in one's skinTo start with fright.Rate it:

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jump offTo move from an elevated place by one jump.Rate it:

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jump offTo participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event.Rate it:

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Jump off the Deep EndTo become deeply involved in something without thinking about its end result, to have deep emotional involvementRate it:

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jump onTo board a public transport vehicle.Rate it:

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jump onTo attack someone verbally, or criticise them over strongly for small errors.Rate it:

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jump on the bandwagonTo profit from a craze; to join a trend.Rate it:

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Jump on the BandwagonTo show interest to do something because it is popular and everyone seems to be doing itRate it:

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jump outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see jump,‎ out.Rate it:

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jump outTo emerge suddenly.Rate it:

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jump outTo be obviously different or special; to capture an observer's attention at once.Rate it:

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jump outTo exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition.Rate it:

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jump ropeA single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.Rate it:

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jump shipTo part from a ship.Rate it:

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jump shipTo depart a project without warning.Rate it:

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jump someone's bonesTo have sex.Rate it:

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jump the fenceTo change from first approach, approach from a different direction, suggest a completely foreign idea.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo act or begin too soon or without due caution.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.Rate it:

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jump the gunTo trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.Rate it:

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Jump the GunTo do something a bit earlier or before the time, hasty in doing somethingRate it:

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jump the gun!Take Premature Action:, Begin to run before the report of the starter's gun! Illegal actions:Rate it:

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jump the queueTo desire preferential treatment, undue influence; impatient.Rate it:

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jump the queueTo move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.Rate it:

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jump the sharkTo undergo a storyline development which is so ridiculous that previous quality is considered to have been lost.Rate it:

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jump through hoopsTo put forth effort for the sake of appearance or demonstration.Rate it:

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jump to conclusionsMake conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.Rate it:

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jump to my tunejump to my tune', means 'Go Along With Another's Ideas, Program, Schedule, Agenda, 'Cooperate Fully With My Methodology, My Way Of Doing Things:Rate it:

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jump upTo move from one position to a higher position by one jump.Rate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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les beaux esprits se rencontrentGreat wits jump together.Rate it:

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