Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jump ship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: jump -ship
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To depart from a ship, especially without permission.

verb

To leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly.

Example Sentences

"As soon as the battleship docked in Singapore, Roger jumped ship, never to return."
"I couldn't hack it as a teacher, so I jumped ship and flew back to Australia."
"The few stalwarts praising the prime minister’s non-remorse today will be of small comfort to him, given their ranks include Ann Widdecombe and Patrick O’Flynn of the Express, while another of their ilk, the Telegraph’s Allison Pearson, has jumped ship altogether."

Inflected Forms

jumps ship (present, singular) jumping ship (participle, present) jumped ship (participle, past) jumped ship (past)

Phrases

abandon ship

Frequently Paired Words

abandon ship

Questions

What does jump ship mean?: To depart from a ship, especially without permission.

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