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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump (on)
  1. assault
  2. attack
  3. raid
  4. scold
  5. slam
  6. storm
  7. strike
Verb
  • Authorities say there was evidence of violence in the home, a possible indication that the mother had a miscarriage after being assaulted.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The criminal complaints for assaulting, disobeying and grave coercion against police authorities were filed against the vice president and her security staff and other aides before state prosecutors, a police statement said.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of assault
Verb
  • The Raiders, much like the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday, attacked the Chiefs’ biggest weakness: the left tackle position, the lineman responsible for protecting Mahomes’ blind side.
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Insurgents attacked a military airbase southeast of Aleppo with drones early Friday, destroying a helicopter, the Anadolu Agency reported.
    SARAH EL DEEB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of attack
Verb
  • Demonstrators led by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, raided the capital Tuesday, burning shipping containers.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Police officers who raided a couple's hotel room found 12 suitcases crammed with Lululemon goods, prosecutors have said.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of raid
Verb
  • Among the many to scold this group for having their phones out in the cinema was the luxury theater chain Alamo Drafthouse, which is known for an especially strict no-phones policy.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Video shared on social media by Country Central showed Bryan halting his performance and walking toward a microphone to scold the person responsible.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of scold
Verb
  • Gusts up to 60 mph slammed western Oregon and Northern California endured gusts up to 80 mph.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Police Benefit Association President Patrick Hendry also slammed the criminal justice system during the news conference and said NYPD officers are tired of being assaulted.
    Christina Shaw, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of slam
Verb
  • As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The measures come nearly four years after former President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results led a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent bid to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of storm
Verb
  • The two companies have struck a new multi-year content partnership that includes in-season streaming rights for Fox’s programming slate.
    Peter White, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Production was also held up due to last year’s SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of strike
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near jump (on)

jump jets

jump (on)

jumps

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Jump (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

9 Superb Owl Words

15 Words That Used to Mean Something Different
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
sweet smart pug puppy dog sitting in front of blackboard with chalk question marks
Commonly Confused Words Quiz Vol. 3 Do you have a (flare/flair) for choosing the righ...