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jumping the line

jumping the line is the present 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 jumping the line

What is jumping the line the present participle of?
Jumping the line is the present participle of jump the line.

Words near jumping the line in the dictionary

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

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