"jump the lights" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jumps the lights [present, singular, third-person], jumping the lights [participle, present], jumped the lights [participle, past], jumped the lights [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=jump the lights}} jump the lights (third-person singular simple present jumps the lights, present participle jumping the lights, simple past and past participle jumped the lights)
  1. To pass a set of traffic lights when they are not showing green. Related terms: amber gambler
    Sense id: en-jump_the_lights-en-verb-YxKp8vol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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