jump-off

noun

ˈjəmp-ˌȯf 

1

: the start of a race or an attack

2

: a jumping competition to break a tie at the end of regular competition (as in a horse show)

Examples of jump-off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Summer Young, Menlo School track & field: Young, a senior, won a jump-off and cleared 5-5 to take gold in the high jump at the Stanford Invitational. —Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024

Director Howard, sort of using a script credited to Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman (both of Who Framed Roger Rabbit fame) as his frequent jump-off point, gooses the material with odd asides. —Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1