English verb: jump off | |||
1. | jump off (change) set off quickly, usually with success | ||
Samples | The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out | ||
2. | jump off (motion) jump down from an elevated point | ||
Samples | The parachutist didn't want to jump. Every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge. The widow leapt into the funeral pyre. | ||
Synonyms | jump, leap | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||