jump before one is pushed

verb

to perform an action before being forced to do so.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:jump before one is pushed.”

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Meanings

verbjump before one is pushed (third-person singular simple present jumps before one is pushed, present participle jumping before one is pushed, simple past and past participle jumped before one was pushed)

present singular third person jumps before one is pushed · participle present jumping before one is pushed · participle past jumped before one was pushed · past jumped before one was pushed

  1. idiomaticto perform an action before being forced to do so.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:jump before one is pushed.

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APA

jump before one is pushed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20before%20one%20is%20pushed

MLA

“jump before one is pushed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20before%20one%20is%20pushed. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump before one is pushed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20before%20one%20is%20pushed.

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