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jumps ship

jumps ship is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jump ship.

Meaning of jump ship

Verb

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

  1. To depart from a ship, especially without permission.
    • As soon as the battleship docked in Singapore, Roger jumped ship, never to return.
  2. (figuratively) To leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly.
    • I couldn't hack it as a teacher, so I jumped ship and flew back to Australia.

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What is jumps ship the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jumps ship is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jump ship.

Words near jumps ship in the dictionary

  1. jumps one's bones
  2. jumps onto
  3. jumps out
  4. jumps rope
  5. jumps salty
  6. jumps ship
  7. jumps someone's bones
  8. jumps the dock
  9. jumps the gun
  10. jumps the line
  11. jumps the queue

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