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jumps

/d͡ʒʌmps/ noun A1
  1. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
  2. A jumpy or nervous condition. (colloquial)
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A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 29 · B2
He runs and jumps for the string.
Mochi the Cat, p. 1 · A1
He jumps into the box.
The Cat and the Box, p. 1 · A1

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