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jumps en · NOUN

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  1. (plural, plural-only) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
  2. (form-of, plural) plural of jump
    form of jump
  3. (colloquial, plural, plural-only) A jumpy or nervous condition.
    • Enderleigh looked sharply round, but the girl kept her face averted and quickly went out again. 'There's another who's certainly got the jumps,' said her master. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:

jumps en · VERB

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  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of jump
    form of jump