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jump before one is pushed

jump before one is pushed verb: to perform an action before being forced to do so.

Verb

jump before one is pushed (third-person singular simple present jumps before one is pushed, present participle jumping before one is pushed, simple past and past participle jumped before one was pushed)

  1. (idiomatic) to perform an action before being forced to do so.
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Forms of jump before one is pushed

third-person singular presentjumps before one is pushed
present participlejumping before one is pushed
past participlejumped before one was pushed
pastjumped before one was pushed

Questions about jump before one is pushed

What does jump before one is pushed mean?
Jump before one is pushed means to perform an action before being forced to do so.
What part of speech is jump before one is pushed?
Jump before one is pushed is a verb.
What is the past tense of jump before one is pushed?
The past tense of jump before one is pushed is jumped before one was pushed.

Words near jump before one is pushed in the dictionary

  1. jump at the chance
  2. jump at the opportunity
  3. jump bail
  4. jump ball
  5. jump balls
  6. jump before one is pushed
  7. jump blues
  8. jump boot
  9. jump boots
  10. jump box
  11. jump boxes

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