jump on
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.69 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To attack verbally, to criticise excessively.
Example Sentences
- "Jump on a nº9 bus, and it will take you more or less to the door."
- "I hate the way she's always jumping on me for the slightest little mistake."
- "Community banks can jump on the opportunity to make changes."
- "So later in life, when the Z's — and even onetime Z's who became A's through marriage — see an item they really like for sale or are offered a deal, they jump on it."