Definition of Jumped

1. Verb. (past of jump) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jumped

1. jump [v] - See also: jump

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jumped

jump shots
jump suit
jump the gun
jump the lights
jump the queue
jump the shark
jump through hoops
jump to conclusions
jump up
jumpable
jumpathon
jumpathons
jumpcut
jumpcuts
jumped (current term)
jumped-up
jumped down someone's throat
jumped one's bones
jumped rope
jumped someone's bones
jumped the gun
jumped the queue
jumped the shark
jumper
jumper cable
jumper cables
jumper disease of Maine
jumper lead
jumpered

Literary usage of Jumped

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1883)
"Then he jumped up in the air three times and cracked his heels together every time. HB flung off a buckskin coat that was all hung with fringes, and says, ..."

2. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894)
"He jumped up in the air as high as he could go ... He bit, indeed, but did not bite long enough, and he jumped clear of the whisking tail, ..."

3. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"face as well as she could with her handkerchief, she darted across the hall, jumped into the chaise, and in a moment was driven from the door. ..."

4. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... Arnoux had jumped out of the cab. "I have arrived too late? No! Thanks be to God!" He threw his arms around Frederick, felt him, and covered his face ..."

5. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1911)
"old boy who had jumped upon a locomotive, and to carry out the reasonable rules and order for such emergencies, made a mistake in reversing the engine, ..."

6. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"WARRINGTON jumped INTO A LANDAU THE emotion at the first surprise and greeting over, the little maiden began at once. " So you are come at last to ask after ..."

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