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Jump out
verb, slang
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Verb
- 1 To emerge suddenly. idiomatic
"He would hide in corners and other dark places, and jump out, scaring one half to death."
- 2 be highly noticeable wordnet
- 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 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 To expel (a member) from a criminal gang by beating them up. slang, transitive
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- 6 To be unfaithful; to cheat on a partner. slang
- 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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