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JUMP OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jump out mean? 

JUMP OUT (verb)
  The verb JUMP OUT has 1 sense:

1. be highly noticeableplay

  Familiarity information: JUMP OUT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JUMP OUT (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Be highly noticeable

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

jump; jump out; leap out; stand out; stick out

Hypernyms (to "jump out" is one way to...):

appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
It ----s that CLAUSE


 Context examples 


It was my turn to jump out of my chair.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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