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To jump one's bail

Jump \Jump\, v. t.

  1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.

  2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.

  3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]

    To jump a body with a dangerous physic.
    --Shak.

  4. (Smithwork)

    1. To join by a butt weld.

    2. To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.

  5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.

    To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See Claim, n., 3.

    To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]

    To jump the gun, to begin to run (in a footrace) before the starting gun has fired; hence, (fig.) to begin any activity before the designated starting time.