jump off

See also: jumpoff

English

Verb

jump off (third-person singular simple present jumps off, present participle jumping off, simple past and past participle jumped off)

  1. (sports, equestrianism) To participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event.
  2. To move from an elevated place by one jump.
    The cat jumped off the table.
  3. (slang) To happen; to occur.
    Synonym: go down
    The fight jumped off in my own neighborhood.

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