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21jump — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. hop, leap, bound, spring, vault; start, twitch, jerk. See excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A leap up or across] Syn. skip, hop, leap, hopping, rise, upsurge, rising, pounce, lunge, leaping,… …
22jump-start — I noun starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor • Syn: ↑jumpstart • Hypernyms: ↑action II verb 1. start …
23Something's Got to Give — This|the Marilyn Monroe film|Something s Gotta Give (disambiguation)Infobox Film name = Something s Got to Give caption = VHS Cover director = George Cukor producer = Henry T. Weinstein Gene Allen Peter Levathes writer = Original Screenplay Bella …
24jump\ the\ track — v. phr. 1. To go off rails; go or run the wrong way. The train jumped the track and there was a terrible accident. The pulley of the clothesline jumped the track and Mother s washing fell down. 2. informal To change from one thought or idea to… …
25jump in — verb a) To enter something quickly. Usually a mode of transport. I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting. b) To initiate into a club, usually a gang, with violence …
26lead off — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to (Freq. 1) It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead astray • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑ …
27go off the deep end — or[go overboard] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act excitedly and without careful thinking. * /John has gone off the deep end about owning a motorcycle./ * /Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married./ * /Some girls go… …
28go off the deep end — or[go overboard] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act excitedly and without careful thinking. * /John has gone off the deep end about owning a motorcycle./ * /Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married./ * /Some girls go… …
29dare one to do something — {v. phr.} To challenge someone to do something. * / I dare you to jump off that rock into the sea, Fred said to Jack./ …
30dare one to do something — {v. phr.} To challenge someone to do something. * / I dare you to jump off that rock into the sea, Fred said to Jack./ …
