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jumped the rattler

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

Meaning of jump the rattler

Verb

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

  1. (Australia, slang) To travel on a train without paying the fare.
    • Four times he jumped the rattler, his knuckles bleeding from punching walls.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 269

Questions about jumped the rattler

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

Words near jumped the rattler in the dictionary

  1. jumped starts
  2. jumped the dock
  3. jumped the gun
  4. jumped the line
  5. jumped the queue
  6. jumped the rattler
  7. jumped the reservation
  8. jumped the shark
  9. jumped through hoops
  10. jumped to
  11. jumped to conclusions

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