jump (on)

verb

Definition of jump (on)next
1
as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against the robbers waited until he had passed by them and then jumped on him without warning

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2
as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly no need to jump on him just because he locked the keys in the car

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump (on)
  1. assault
  2. attack
  3. raid
  4. slam
  5. storm
  6. scold
  7. strike
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  • Investigators contend that Navarro assaulted Garcia with a baseball bat.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • He also is charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of assault
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  • Hawley said the majority of conflicts between humans and coyotes occurs when a pet owner tries to save their pet from an attacking coyote.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Running as the populist candidate, Brown has repeatedly attacked Husted as the face of data centers in the state and pushed to take on Silicon Valley if elected to office again.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of attack
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  • Agents raided his Ogden home, seizing six live pipe bombs, bomb-making gear, and two rifles.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In January, the FBI raided the Fulton County election office in Georgia and seized election materials in connection with the 2020 election.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of raid
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  • While traffic is at a dead stop in the one lane, the oncoming lane has cars driving at full speed, and one of them even had to slam on their brakes as Maggie scampered back to the grassy shoulder.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The reputation of the Spanish railways already was tarnished when 46 people died in January after one train jumped the track and slammed into the side of another going the opposite way in southern Spain.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of slam
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  • It's been a rough season for the Terrapins, who recently underwent a coaching change, and that's certainly not going to have kids storming the gates at SECU Stadium.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Days later, assailants stormed Moscow’s Crocus City Hall venue and killed more than 140 people.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of storm
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  • Abe doesn’t like that Erin scolded him at his party about spilling his drink and not helping with the kids, and Erin is frustrated that none of her children will listen to her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In a video shared by De La Espriella’s office Tuesday, the president scolds some of the suspects captured by police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of scold
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  • The original bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River in March 2024 after a cargo ship lost power and struck it, killing six construction workers.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Currently, the county supervisors can impose a final offer that employees must accept because by law, public safety personnel are not allowed to strike.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Jump (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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