jump in

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To enter something quickly, usually a mode of transport.

   • I jumped in the car, and we sped off to the meeting.
2. 2

   To join in on an activity quickly.

3. 3

   To interrupt someone while they are speaking.

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   1. 4

      To initiate into an organization, usually a gang, with violence.

   2. 5

      To play a card that matches the top card in the discard pile out of turn.

   3. 6

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, in.

      • Cathy led the pig down to the pen. “Don’t jump in the mud,” she said. But a pig is a pig. It jumped in the mud.
      • From the way you skip and jump in the air when excited.
      • Place the hoop on the floor. Jump in the hoop, bring the hoop overhead, and place the hoop on floor again.
   4. 7

      To ambush (someone).

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