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jump off: set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman set off to a good start in his math class"

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pole vault collapse: a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

jete collapse

capriole collapse: (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump; perform a capriole, in ballet; perform a capriole, of horses in dressage

steeplechase collapse: a horse race over an obstructed course; a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump

hurdle collapse: a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races; an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"; jump a hurdle

leapfrog collapse: a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over; advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"; progress by large jumps instead of small increments; jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates"

tell off collapse: reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"

dress down collapse: put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression

pounce collapse: the act of pouncing; move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

speak to collapse

talk to collapse

come down on collapse

pitch in collapse: eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"

cavort collapse

jump bail collapse

elope collapse: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

jump on collapse

fall to collapse

absquatulate collapse

run away collapse: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

swoop down upon collapse

jack up collapse

abscond collapse: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

start up collapse

dive into collapse

pounce upon collapse

wade into collapse

flying start collapse: a quick and auspicious beginning; a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

skedaddle collapse: a hasty flight; run away, as if in a panic

fight shy collapse

set about collapse: begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

light into collapse

turn tail collapse

decamp collapse: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"; leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"

run off collapse: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff; leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

crack down on collapse

jig collapse: any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping; a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it; a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water; music in three-four time for dancing a jig; dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

sail into collapse

sky dive collapse: jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute

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