Jump ship

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo depart from a ship.

"As soon as the battleship docked in Singapore, Roger jumped ship, never to return."

2.verbTo leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly.

"I couldn't hack it as a teacher, so I jumped ship and flew back to Australia."

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