verb
Meaning 1
To board a vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Jump on a no9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
jump on
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verb
Meaning 2
To attack verbally, to criticise excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I hate the way she's always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To take immediate action regarding; to avail oneself of without delay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seize
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
get up on the back of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- mount a horse
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hop on, mount, mount up, get on, climb on, bestride
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move
Narrower terms: remount
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.