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jumped out

jumped out is the simple past and past participle of jump out.

Meaning of jump out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To emerge suddenly.
    • He would hide in corners and other dark places, and jump out, scaring one half to death.2012, Ruby H. Happel-Holtz, Kool Kat Charlie of Cocoa Beach, →ISBN, page 2
    1. (idiomatic) To exit a loop, function, etc. ending its execution before it has reached its terminating condition.
      • Jump out of a loop completely under certain conditions, thereby terminating the execution of a loop.2009, Rakesh Tyata, A Step in Programming with C, →ISBN, page 48
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To be obviously, noticeably different; to capture an observer's attention at once.
    • All are class acts, but Mary's picture jumps out as the best overall.
  3. (slang, transitive) To expel (a member) from a criminal gang by beating them up.
    Antonyms:
    jump in
  4. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To be unfaithful; to cheat on a partner.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, out.
    • I was wondering what the hell I was thinking when I thought I wanted to jump out of airplanes.2003, Manny Garcia, An Accidental Soldier: Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam, →ISBN, page 50

Questions about jumped out

What is jumped out the simple past and past participle of?
Jumped out is the simple past and past participle of jump out.

Words near jumped out in the dictionary

  1. jumped on the bandwagon
  2. jumped on the boat
  3. jumped on the chance
  4. jumped one's bones
  5. jumped onto
  6. jumped out
  7. jumped rope
  8. jumped salty
  9. jumped ship
  10. jumped someone's bones
  11. jumped start

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