to jump a red light

  • 1run a (red) light — mainly american informal phrase to continue driving even though a traffic light is red and you should stop Thesaurus: road and traffic signals and crossingshyponym Main entry: run * * * run a ( …

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  • 2jump the lights — jump the ˈlights idiom (BrE) (also run a (red) ˈlight, run the ˈlights NAmE, BrE …

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  • 3jump — jumpable, adj. jumpingly, adv. /jump/, v.i. 1. to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window. 2. to rise suddenly or quickly: He jumped from his seat when she entered …

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  • 4light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… …

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  • 5Red Dwarf — This article is about the British comedy franchise. For the type of star, see Red dwarf. Red Dwarf Red Dwarf logo (1988–99) Genre Sitcom Science fiction Black comedy …

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  • 6light — I UK [laɪt] / US noun Word forms light : singular light plural lights *** 1) [uncountable] brightness from the sun or from a light, which allows you to see things The room gets a lot of light in the afternoons. light shines: Light from the street …

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  • 7jump — [[t]dʒʌmp[/t]] v. i. 1) to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap 2) to move suddenly or quickly: to jump out of bed[/ex] 3) to move or jerk involuntarily, as from shock: I jumped when the firecracker… …

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  • 8Jump In! — Official promotional poster Directed by Paul Hoen Produced&#1 …

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  • 9jump a light — british phrase to ignore a red traffic light and keep driving Thesaurus: traffic movements and traffic jamshyponym Main entry: jump …

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  • 10Red Dwarf ships — The British sci fi comedy Red Dwarf prominently features many different spaceships . Three feature regularly, and several have appeared for one or two episodes only but are nonetheless important to Red Dwarf continuity or well known among the fan …

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