to jump
- verb
- /dʒʌmp/
- NSFW
- I came to London to surprise a girl, and these guys, they jumped me.
They said you got to jump him with us or we're going to jump you every day.
- They said you got to jump him with us or we're going to jump you every day.
- She goes, why I go, Nah, I don't want I'm I might get jumped like I'm just a target for bandits.
- Andy, Andy firing guns, me, you know, passionately kissing a woman and then someone jumps in with a knife.
- I've also heard about a situation where you tried to get jumped, ape man turn up to you, tried to jump you and a couple days later people got hurt.
- She I'm not saying her name, she she jumped my ass and and I and she needed no respect for the elders.
Examples
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Derek: I asked Cynthia directly if they were going to jump me, and she didn't say anything.
Fiction book (1999) -
One mother explained that her son was "jumped" by other students when school staff members were not present.
Academic text (2013) -
Did you want to see those guys jump me?
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Some boys jumped out on me, ran me down.
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My ex jumped me with no warning.
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I heard my dad tell you I got jumped by some asshole.
Fiction book (1996) -
They said you got to jump him with us or we're going to jump you every day.
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You left synagogue and a gang of skinheads jumped you.
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Everyone stared at him with enraged eyes, twitching hands, ready to jump at his throat.
Academic text (2007) -
He decided to jump me when I least expected it.
Synonyms
To make a sudden, planned attack on an enemy or target
To jump suddenly onto something to grab or attack it
To hit someone or something quickly and lightly
To kick someone or something with force
A sudden forward movement to attack or reach something
Move suddenly toward someone to try to hit or kick them
To hit someone hard so they fall down
People suddenly fight or shout at each other with strong anger
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To start doing something popular because many others do it, often to get an advantage
- Informal
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Slang
To start to get worse after a silly or big change, for example in a TV show
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Offensive
A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it
- Informal
To join a business or project that is likely to fail even though there are clear risks
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information
To start a car engine that has a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
Compounds
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
- Specialized
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Jargon
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
- Specialized
A sudden change in an electron's energy level when it gains or loses energy
- Specialized
A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump meaning to attack suddenly comes from the idea of leaping on someone, so to 'jump' someone is to surprise and hit them quickly.