jump off

verb

To move from an elevated place by one jump.

“The cat jumped off the table.”

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go downjumpleap
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Meanings

verbjump off (third-person singular simple present jumps off, present participle jumping off, simple past and past participle jumped off)

present singular third person jumps off · participle present jumping off · participle past jumped off · past jumped off

  1. literallyTo move from an elevated place by one jump.

    The cat jumped off the table.

  2. equestrianismTo participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event.
  3. intransitiveslangTo happen; to occur.

    The fight jumped off in my own neighborhood.

    Synonyms: go down

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo happen; to occur.

Similar
go down

More synonyms by meaning

verbjump down from an elevated point

Similar
jumpleap
Broader
move
Also see
jumpleap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

jump off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20off

MLA

“jump off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20off.

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