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GET THE JUMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does get the jump mean?
• GET THE JUMP (verb)
The verb GET THE JUMP has 1 sense:
1. be there first
Familiarity information: GET THE JUMP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be there first
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
They had gotten the jump on their competitors
Hypernyms (to "get the jump" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
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