Jump ship definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Jump ship definition: to leave an organization or cause, either because you think it is about to fail or... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'jumpship'    Share× Credits× jumpshipinBritishEnglish todesert,esptoleaveashipinwhichoneislegallyboundtoserve SeefulldictionaryentryforjumpCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'carmagnole' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps jumpshipinAmericanEnglish Seeship(sense5)SeefulldictionaryentryforjumpMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd jumpshipinAmericanEnglish a. toescapefromaship,esp.oneinforeignwatersoraforeignport,astoavoidfurtherserviceasasailorortorequestpoliticalasylum b. towithdrawsupportormembershipfromagroup,organization,cause,etc.;defectordesert Someofthemoreliberalmembershavejumpedship SeefulldictionaryentryforshipMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd jumpship toleaveanorganizationorcause,eitherbecauseyouthinkitisabouttofailorbecauseyouwanttojoinarivalorganization Hehastoldthemanagerthatheintendstofightforhisplaceratherthanjumpship toNewcastleUnitedorAstonVilla. 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Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Surelyanybodywouldjumpshiptodotheirsamejobforalotmoremoney.TheSun(2016)Thereisadangerofsponsorsjumpingship,butwhoknows?Times,SundayTimes(2016)Itmightbebettertojumpshipthanstayputandfester.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Hejumpedshipassoonasalargecrackwasheard.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Heneedstobecarefulhedoesn'tjumpshiptooearly.TheSun(2012)I'dbemoreinterestedinjumpingyourbonesthanjumpingship.ChristianityToday(2000)Afterall,youdon'twantakeyplayertojumpshipforamorelucrativepositionelsewhere.Times,SundayTimes(2006)IbetitdoesnotjumpshiptoHongKong.TheSun(2015)ButIdidn'tjumpship.TheSun(2013)Somepeoplejumpedatthechancetojumpship;otherswereforcedtowalktheplank,thentotheirpleasantsurprisefoundtheycouldswim.Times,SundayTimes(2009) Browsealphabetically jumpship jumprope jumpseat jumpsharply jumpship jumpshot jumpspark jumpstart AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'J' Source DefinitionofjumpshipfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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