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  • 71jump — {{11}}jump (n.) 1550s, act of jumping, from JUMP (Cf. jump) (v.). Meaning jazz music with a strong beat first recorded 1937, in Count Basie s One O Clock Jump. Jump suit one piece coverall modeled on those worn by paratroopers and skydivers is… …

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  • 72jump — 1. verb 1) the cat jumped off his lap Flora began to jump around Syn: leap, spring, bound, hop; skip, caper, dance, prance, frolic, cavort 2) he jumped the fence Syn …

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  • 73jump to it — (informal) HURRY UP, get a move on, be quick; informal get cracking, shake a leg, look lively, look sharp, pull one s finger out; Brit. informal get one s skates on, stir one s stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; …

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  • 74Jump — This interesting surname of English origin is a locationl name from Jump, a parish near Plymouth in County Devon, or the mining village of Jump in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname dates back to the mid 16th Century, (see below). Further… …

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  • 75Jump to It — Infobox Album Name = Jump to It Type = Studio album Artist = Aretha Franklin Released = August 12, 1982 Recorded = Genre = R B Length = 42:40 Label = Arista Records Producer = Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin Reviews = * Rolling Stone Rating|4|5… …

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  • 76Jump! — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Jump! Produktionsland Österreich Vereinigtes Königreich …

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  • 77jump — 1. verb /dʒʌmp/ a) To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne. The boy jumped over a fence. b) To cause oneself to leave a …

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  • 78jump —    1. to rob    From the pouncing. An English 19th century use since revived in America:     Instead of jumping those stores for an average of forty dollars... (Lavine, 1930)    2. a single act of copulation    Normally a male usage, but he does… …

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  • 79jump on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms jump on : present tense I/you/we/they jump on he/she/it jumps on present participle jumping on past tense jumped on past participle jumped on 1) jump on someone to criticize someone severely He jumps on me… …

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  • 80jump —  1. See high jump.  2. n. A slight fright.    ♣ You gave me a jump.  Also v..    ♣ You made me jump. You gave me a slight fright.  3. v. Rob. Arrest.  4. see cat jumps, see how the Wait for events before committing oneself.  5. jump ship Desert …

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