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jumps the queue

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

Meaning of jump the queue

Verb

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

  1. To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
  2. (idiomatic) To receive preferential treatment.

Questions about jumps the queue

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

Words near jumps the queue in the dictionary

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

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