Overjump

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To jump over. transitive
  2. 2
    To omit or ignore. obsolete, transitive

    "Who did beſeech your loues, for our ſucceſſion, / Cannot ſo lightly ouer-iumpe his death / As leaue his woes revengeleſſe: […]"

  3. 3
    To jump too far or too high. intransitive

Synonyms

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bounceboundbuckcaprioleclearexaggerate

Example

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"Who did beſeech your loues, for our ſucceſſion, / Cannot ſo lightly ouer-iumpe his death / As leaue his woes revengeleſſe: […]"

Etymology

From over- + jump.

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