"jump the line" meaning in All languages combined

See jump the line on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: jumps the line [present, singular, third-person], jumping the line [participle, present], jumped the line [participle, past], jumped the line [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jump the line (third-person singular simple present jumps the line, present participle jumping the line, simple past and past participle jumped the line)
  1. (US) To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn. Tags: US Synonyms: jump the queue
    Sense id: en-jump_the_line-en-verb-hXqq73ZK Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jumps the line",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jumping the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jumped the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jumped the line",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "jump the line (third-person singular simple present jumps the line, present participle jumping the line, simple past and past participle jumped the line)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn."
      ],
      "id": "en-jump_the_line-en-verb-hXqq73ZK",
      "links": [
        [
          "queue",
          "queue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jump the queue"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jump the line"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jumps the line",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jumping the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jumped the line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jumped the line",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "jump the line (third-person singular simple present jumps the line, present participle jumping the line, simple past and past participle jumped the line)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "queue",
          "queue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US) To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jump the queue"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jump the line"
}

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