jump the lights

verb

To pass a set of traffic lights when they are not showing green.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person jumps the lights · participle present jumping the lights · participle past jumped the lights · past jumped the lights

  1. To pass a set of traffic lights when they are not showing green.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump the lights,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20lights.

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