jump of a gun
21gun — I n. 1) to aim; fire; point a gun at smb. 2) to turn a gun on smb. 3) to draw a gun 4) to hold a gun on smb.; to hold a gun to smb. s head 5) to load; unload a gun 6) to man a gun 7) (artillery) to lay ( adjust ) a gun 8) to carry, pack (AE,… …
22Gun Blaze West — Infobox animanga/Header name = Gun Blaze West caption = ja name = ガン ブレイズ ウエスト ja name trans = Gan Bureizu Uesuto genre = Adventure, WesternInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Nobuhiro Watsuki publisher = flagicon|Japan Shueisha publisher… …
23jump the gun — If you jump the gun, you start doing something before the appropriate time. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you jump the gun, you do something too soon or take premature action based on incomplete information. He ordered a new… …
24jump the gun — to do something before it should be done. We do not want to jump the gun by making a statement about what caused the explosion before the investigation is completed. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of jump the gun (= to begin to run a… …
25gun — 1 /gVn/ noun (C) 1 a weapon from which bullets or shells 1 (3) are fired 2 a tool used to send out a liquid, such as paint, grease 1 (2), or glue, by pressure see also: flashgun, spray gun 3 AmE informal someone who is temporarily put in a… …
26jump — jump1 [ dʒʌmp ] verb *** ▸ 1 move off ground ▸ 2 move because of shock ▸ 3 increase very quickly ▸ 4 move between ideas etc. ▸ 5 do something when told to ▸ 6 attack ▸ 7 not work smoothly ▸ 8 start car ▸ 9 (try to) have sex with ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …
27jump — I UK [dʒʌmp] / US verb Word forms jump : present tense I/you/we/they jump he/she/it jumps present participle jumping past tense jumped past participle jumped *** 1) [intransitive] to move your body off the ground using your legs You ll have to… …
28jump — 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 …
29jump — 1 /dZVmp/ verb 1 UPWARDS a) (I) to push yourself suddenly up in the air using your legs (+ over/across/onto etc): He jumped over the wall and ran off. | jump up and down: The kids love jumping up and down on their beds. | jump clear (=jump out of …
30Jump the gun — • If you start something too early, you jump the gun. • If you jump the gun, you start doing something before the appropriate time …
