jumps

See also: Jumps

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌmps/

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• Rhymes: -ʌmps

Noun

jumps

1. plural of jump

Noun

jumps pl (plural only)

1. (fashion) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
2. (colloquial) A jumpy or nervous condition.
   • 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:

     Enderleigh looked sharply round, but the girl kept her face averted and quickly went out again.
     'There's another who's certainly got the jumps,' said her master.

Verb

jumps

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of jump

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