jump ship

jump ship

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp ship]
- /dʒʌmp ʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp ship]
- /dʒʌmp ʃɪp/

Definitions of jump ship words

noun jump ship to desert, esp to leave a ship in which one is legally bound to serve 0
verb jump ship To part from a ship. 0
verb jump ship (Idiomatic) To leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly. 0

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Parts of speech for Jump ship

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jump ship

jump ship popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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