jumps
See also: Jumps
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒʌmps/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌmps
Noun
jumps
- plural of jump
Noun
jumps pl (plural only)
- (fashion) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
- (colloquial) A jumpy or nervous condition.
- 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
- 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.
Verb
jumps
- third-person singular simple present indicative of jump