jump
verb (used without object)
to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap.
outjump
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a word derived from
jump.
Example Sentences
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“I asked him, ‘You want us to throw the ball up at the goal line and you can outjump them?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“He saw me as one of the many competitors who were trying to outjump him, but in reality I was his biggest fan.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
What proved the game's decisive moment followed as Steve Marsters managed to outjump Williams in the corner and just dab down before going into touch - although he was short with the difficult conversion attempt.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2022
It foamed and raged and swept citizens along in its wake, but Nora alone was strong enough to outjump it.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021
Tradition says that he once threw a stone across the Rappahannock at a spot where no other man could do it, and that he could outjump any one in Virginia.
From George Washington: Farmer by Paul Leland Haworth
