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jump (down) (from something)

to jump downward off something. A small mouse jumped down from the shelf. A tiny mouse jumped from the shelf.

jump

1. tv. to attack someone. (General slang.) The dope addicts will jump anybody for a few bucks to buy drugs.

2. tv. to copulate [with] someone. (Usually objectionable.) He was so horny, I just knew he was gonna try to jump me.

jump

verb

See jump street

jump

/skip bail

To fail to appear in court and so forfeit one's bail.

jump

/go through the hoop

To undergo a rigorous trial or examination.

See:

• a hop, skip, and a jump
• a quantum leap
• be for the high jump
• big jump
• get a jump on
• get the drop on
• Go chase yourself!
• go fly a kite
• Go jump in a lake!
• Go jump in the lake!
• go off the deep end
• go through hoops
• have the jump on
• hop, skip, and a jump
• hop, skip, and jump
• join the fray
• jump
• jump across
• jump all over
• jump all over someone
• jump at
• jump at the chance (to do something)
• jump at the opportunity
• jump at the opportunity (to do something)
• jump bail
• jump bones
• jump clear of
• jump down
• jump down someone's throat
• jump down throat
• jump for joy
• jump from to
• jump in
• jump in (one's) skin
• jump in the deep end
• jump in with both feet
• jump off
• jump off the deep end
• jump on
• jump on the bandwagon
• jump out of
• jump out of one's skin
• jump out of skin
• jump out of the frying pan into the fire
• jump over
• jump over the broomstick
• jump rope
• jump ship
• jump smooth
• jump someone’s bones
• jump street
• jump the gun
• jump the queue
• jump the shark
• jump the track
• jump through a hoop
• jump through hoops
• jump to a conclusion
• jump to conclusions
• jump up
• jump with
• jumped-up
• jumping-off place
• jumping-off point
• jump-start
• jump-start someone
• keep one jump ahead
• leap at the opportunity
• leap for joy
• nearly jump out of skin
• not know where to turn
• on the bandwagon, get
• one jump ahead
• one jump ahead of someone/something
• out of the frying pan into the fire
• quantum jump
• see which way the cat jumps
• skip bail
• take a running jump
• Take a running jump in the lake!
• take a running jump!
• two jumps ahead of