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jumped the line

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

Meaning of jump the line

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

Questions about jumped the line

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

Words near jumped the line in the dictionary

  1. jumped someone's bones
  2. jumped start
  3. jumped starts
  4. jumped the dock
  5. jumped the gun
  6. jumped the line
  7. jumped the queue
  8. jumped the rattler
  9. jumped the reservation
  10. jumped the shark
  11. jumped through hoops

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