jump-shift

[ juhmp-shift ]

/ ˈdʒʌmpˌʃɪft /

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noun Bridge.

a jump bid in a suit different from the suit just bid by one's partner.

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The collection includes kimono capes and hand woven jump overalls.
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As Sutton shows in his book, the important shift took place gradually, from the end of the Civil War until World War II.
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Another beautiful Eminor number, with a nice shift up to the major for the chorus.
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The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.
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We haven't even seen a review of the piece; the footlights go up with a jump, and now the curtain rises.
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And it did not take Squinty long to learn to jump the rope when there was no apple on the other side.
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It'll be beastly dull for her at The Warren, you see, poor girl; and she doesn't seem to jump at Spunyarn, though he does hang on.
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And it is quite true that the particular employer can no more break away from these limits than he can jump out of his own skin.
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