jumping 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