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jump the line

jump the line verb: to skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn.

Verb

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

  1. (US) To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn.
    Synonyms:
    jump the queue

Synonyms of jump the line

Forms of jump the line

third-person singular presentjumps the line
present participlejumping the line
past participlejumped the line
pastjumped the line

Questions about jump the line

What does jump the line mean?
Jump the line means to skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn.
What part of speech is jump the line?
Jump the line is a verb.
What is the past tense of jump the line?
The past tense of jump the line is jumped the line.

Words near jump the line in the dictionary

  1. jump suit
  2. jump suits
  3. jump the dock
  4. jump the gun
  5. jump the lights
  6. jump the line
  7. jump the queue
  8. jump the rattler
  9. jump the reservation
  10. jump the shark
  11. jump through hoops

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