jump off

Leave by leaping

Jump off means to leap from a surface, literally departing by jumping: She jumped off the diving board.

Figuratively, to jump off is to begin energetically or launch into action: The campaign jumped off with a rally downtown.

A jump-off point is a starting place for further movement.

In slang, a jump-off is a casual sexual partner—someone you might leave as easily as you arrived.

launchpoint

springboard

Flexible platform for jumping

platformRaised flat structure
starting pointPlace of commencement
baseSupporting bottom structure

genesis · origin · beginning · kickoff · commencement · debut · threshold · onset · outset · baseline

escape

flee

Depart swiftly from threat

boltThreaded rod for nuts
abscondFlee to avoid capture
bailCourt-set release payment

desert · defect · break free · run away · get away · make a break · slip away · vanish · disappear · dash

Categories

dismountsdismount, alight, disembark, climb down, deplane

Opposites

vertical movement direction

jump offjump on

Attack or board hastily

hop on · jump up · ascend · mount · climb up

engagement with surface/platform

jump offget on

Board or progress

board · mount · hop on · embark · get onto

project/activity initiation

jump offwrap up

Complete and conclude

conclude · finish · end point · terminate · wind down

Family

off, jump, jumpy, jumping, jumper, jumps, jumped, jumpers, outjump

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG