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jump off ThesaurusVerb | 1. | jump off - set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class"begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" | | 2. | jump off - jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"leap, jumpmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | Translationsjump off
jump off1. To hop or leap off of something. The kids jumped off the platform and landed in the foam pit.2. To begin or start. When does this party jump off? Am I early?See also: jump, offjump off (of something)to leap off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Rachel lost her balance and jumped off the diving board instead of diving. Better to jump off than to fall off.See also: jump, offjump offv.1. To leap or bound off something: The parachuter jumped off the cliff.2. To get started: The event jumped off at 3:00 this afternoon.See also: jump, offjump off
Synonyms for jump offverb set off quickly, usually with successRelated Words- begin
- commence
- set out
- start
- start out
- set about
- get down
- get
verb jump down from an elevated pointSynonymsRelated Words |