Definition of jump ship

jump ship    

verb

• to abandon.

  After the founder left, a lot of the employees jumped ship.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to go, leave, exit':
walk	Definitions include: to go free from a criminal charge.
Audi 5000	Definitions include: to leave or exit quickly.
step off	Definitions include: literally, to step away.
make like a baby and head out	Definitions include: to leave.
be out of here	Definitions include: to leave.
peace out	Definitions include: goodbye.
get out of (one's) face	Definitions include: to step away from a person.
back up off	Definitions include: to move away from.
bust a move	Definitions include: to dance.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
shake the spot	Definitions include: to leave quickly.
pack it in	Definitions include: to eat a lot.
plow	Definitions include: to leave.
amscray	Definitions include: "scram" in Pig Latin.
pull chocks	Definitions include: to leave.
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Other terms relating to 'jump':
get the jump on	Definitions include: to get an earlier start than one.
have a jumper in the door	Definitions include: Feeling the urge to have a bowel movement.
Jesus jumped up Christ	Definitions include: exclamation when something is all screwed up
jump	Definitions include: to engage in intimate physical contact, usually intercourse. Also jump (one's) bones.
jump bail	Definitions include: to not appear as required as a condition of bail.
jump down	Definitions include: a person who jumps down - i.e. performs oral sex.
jumper	Definitions include: a female who greatly enjoys oral sex.
jumpers	Definitions include: gym shoes.
jumping Jesus on a pogo stick	Definitions include: general exclamation.
jump into bed with	Definitions include: to work closely with someone.
jump off, the	Definitions include: new and cool..
jump on	Definitions include: to criticize.
jump on a grenade	Definitions include: to suffer a task or experience in order to shield other members of some group from the displeasure; "take one for the team".
jump (one's) bones	Definitions include: to engage in sexual physical contact, usually intercourse.
jump on the grenade	Definitions include: to suffer a task or experience in order to shield other members of some group from the displeasure; "take one for the team".
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Other terms relating to 'ship':
ship	Definitions include: "relationship."
ship-load	Definitions include: Ta whole-lot of something.
ship out	Definitions include: to leave.

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