Meaning

7 senses
  1. To enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport.

    I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting.

  2. To join in on an activity quickly.

  3. To interrupt someone while they are speaking.

  4. (US, slang)To initiate into an organization, usually a gang, with violence.

  5. To play a card that matches the top card in the discard pile out of turn.

  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, in.

  7. (dated, slang)To ambush (someone).

Examples

119 sentences
  1. Go jump in the lake.

    Відвали.

    ruИди и прыгни в озеро.

    deGeh und spring in den See.

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  2. Tom jumped back just in time.

    ruТом вовремя отскочил.

    deTom ist rechtzeitig zurückgesprungen.

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  3. Tom jumped in his car and left.

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  4. We've just had a jump in sales.

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  5. Tom jumped in his car and drove off.

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Translations

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Origin

For the US slang sense, compare jump (“attack suddenly and violently”).

For the US slang sense, compare jump (“attack suddenly and violently”).

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