Jump out

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To emerge suddenly. idiomatic

    "He would hide in corners and other dark places, and jump out, scaring one half to death."

  2. 2
    be highly noticeable wordnet
  3. 3
    To emerge suddenly.; To exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition. idiomatic

    "Jump out of a loop completely under certain conditions, thereby terminating the execution of a loop."

  4. 4
    To be obviously, noticeably different; to capture an observer's attention at once. broadly, idiomatic

    "All are class acts, but Mary's picture jumps out as the best overall."

  5. 5
    To expel (a member) from a criminal gang by beating them up. slang, transitive
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  1. 6
    To be unfaithful; to cheat on a partner. slang
  2. 7
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, out.

    "I was wondering what the hell I was thinking when I thought I wanted to jump out of airplanes."

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