jump (on)

verb

Definition of jump (on)next
1
as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against the robbers waited until he had passed by them and then jumped on him without warning

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2
as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly no need to jump on him just because he locked the keys in the car

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump (on)
  1. assault
  2. attack
  3. raid
  4. scold
  5. slam
  6. storm
  7. strike
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  • Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting the man who was in the home with the woman before leaving Fort Eisenhower.
    Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • On one night, the dorm becomes the site of a massacre, with players violently assaulting each other while the guards deliberately flashed the lights on and off.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of assault
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  • When the decoys were left in their basic form, they were regularly attacked from below by great whites.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In July 2024, 6-year-old Jaxson Dvorak died when his uncle's dogs attacked him in Lorain.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of attack
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  • Last Christmas, my Southern Living friends and co-workers decided to raid the magazine archives to plan the menu for our annual party.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • City playmaker Bernardo Silva scolded his teammates for their decision-making late on in the shocking collapse against Manchester United last weekend.
    Joe Prince-Wright, NBC Sports, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Moulton scolded his party for shutting out opposing opinions and failing to address voters' fears in an opinion article published in the Washington Post at the end of November.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of scold
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  • Despite its popularity, some critics have slammed the show's portrayal of women.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Nick Jonas interview:Singer reflects on fatherhood, grief while promoting 'The Good Half' Fans slam Nick Jonas for Elon Musk post Several users took to the comments section to criticize Jonas' post, speculating the pop star is a supporter of Musk and his political ally Trump.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of slam
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  • In 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 American diplomats hostage for 444 days.
    Noah Eckstein, Variety, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Shesterkin stormed to the dressing room for a few minutes after Quick came in the game then returned to the bench later in the second period.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of storm
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  • National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira says long-range tornadoes could strike some communities from the Texas-Louisiana border, northern and central Louisiana, and into parts of Mississippi.
    Kristin Wright, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The witness' comments, meanwhile, help shed some light on a tragedy that struck a community still reeling from the 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School that left four students dead and seven other people injured, including a teacher.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of strike
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