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jump to conclusions Definition


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conclusion
noun
    1. An end.
    2. A reasoned judgement; an opinion based on reasoning.
      Example: draw a conclusion
    3. logic.
      A statement validly deduced from a previous premise.
    4. Settling of terms, an agreement, etc.
    5. A result or outcome (of a discussion, event, etc).
Idiom: in conclusion
    Finally; lastly.
Idiom: jump to conclusions
    To presume something without adequate evidence.
Etymology: 14c: French, from Latin conclusio, from concludere to end.




jump
verb jumped, jumping
    intr
    1. To spring off the ground, pushing off with the feet.
    intr
    2. To leap or bound.
      Thesaurus: vault, leap, spring, surge, lurch, lunge, pop up, pop out, bound, skip; drop, plummet, plunge, dive.
    3. To get over or across something by jumping.
    4. To make something (especially a horse) leap.
    intr
    5. Said of prices, levels, etc: to rise abruptly.
    intr
    6. To make a startled movement.
      Thesaurus: flinch, jerk, quail, quiver, waver, rattle, recoil, shrink, start, wince.
    intr
    7. To twitch, jerk or bounce.
    intr
    8. To pass directly from one point to another, omitting intermediate matter or essential steps
    9. To omit; to skip.
      Example: jump the next chapter
      Thesaurus: skip, avoid, bypass, evade, miss.
    10. colloq
      To pounce on someone or something.
    (N Amer)
    11. colloq
      To board and travel on (especially a train) without paying.
    intr
    12. To make a descent by parachute from an aircraft.
    13. To fall off or out of (rails, a groove, etc).
      Example: The train jumped the rails
    14. colloq
      Said of a car: to pass through (a red traffic light).
    intr
    15. colloq
      To be lively.
      Example: The disco was jumping
    16. taboo
      Said of a male: to have sexual intercourse with someone.
noun
    1. An act of jumping.
      Thesaurus: skip, hop, rise, pounce, spring, bound, lunge, leap, vault; plunge, fall, nosedive, plummet.
    2. An obstacle to be jumped, especially a fence to be jumped by a horse.
      Thesaurus: hurdle, bar, fence, barrier, impediment, gate, hedge, obstacle, rail.
    3. The height or distance jumped.
      Example: a jump of two metres
    4. A jumping contest.
      Example: the high jump
      Example: the long jump
    5. A sudden rise in amount, cost or value.
      Example: a jump in prices
      Thesaurus: ascent, advance, augmentation, boost, escalation, increase, rise, upsurge.
    6. An abrupt change or move.
    7. A startled movement; a start.
      Example: gave a jump of surprise
    8. A parachute descent.
    9. slang
      Convulsive movements; chorea; delirium tremens.
      Form: the jumps
Idiom: be one jump ahead of someone (stay one jump ahead of someone)
    colloq
    To anticipate the moves of rivals, and so maintain an advantage over them.
Idiom: have the jump on someone
    colloq
    To have an advantage over them.
Idiom: jump bail
    To abscond, forfeiting bail.
Idiom: jump down someone's throat
    colloq
    To snap at them impatiently.
Idiom: jump ship
    colloq
    Said of a sailor: to leave one's ship while still officially employed or in service, etc.
Idiom: jump the gun
    To get off one's mark too soon; to act prematurely; to take an unfair advantage.
Idiom: jump the queue
    To get ahead of one's turn.
Idiom: jump to conclusions
Idiom: jump to it
    To hurry up.
Etymology: 16c: probably imitating the action of jumping.

Phrasal Verb: jump at something
    To take or accept it eagerly.
Phrasal Verb: jump on someone
    To attack them physically or verbally.



leap
verb leapt, leaped, leaping
    intr
    1. To jump or spring suddenly or with force.
      Thesaurus: jump, hop, skip, vault.
    2. To jump over.
    intr
    3. To move in bounds.
      Thesaurus: skip, cavort, caper, gambol.
    intr
    4. Said of prices: to go up by a large amount suddenly and quickly.
    intr
    5. Said of fish: to jump up out of the water, usually to propel themselves up some fast-flowing stretch of river.
    intr
    6. To rush suddenly and unexpectedly.
    7. To make something jump.
      Example: leapt the horse over the fence
noun
    1. An act of leaping or jumping.
    2. The distance leaped.
    3. A place where leaping takes place.
      Example: a salmon leap
Idiom: by leaps and bounds
    Extremely rapidly.
Idiom: a leap in the dark
    An action, decision, etc whose results cannot be guessed in advance.
Idiom: leap to conclusions (jump to conclusions)
    To decide on something without being aware of all the issues involved.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hleapan.

Phrasal Verb: leap at something
    To accept it eagerly.


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