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jump-up
noun- theft from lorries UK
The criminal jumps up onto the back of the vehicle; usually used with “the”. - [T]here was nothing for it but the old jump-up. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 51, 1956
- “Jump ups” was another good earner. — Lenny McLean, The Guv’nor, p. 20, 1998
- We had some information about a team at the jump-up. Lorry hijacking. — Jake Arnott, He Kills Coppers, p. 116, 2001
- a steep section of road, as when going up an escarpment AUSTRALIA, 1847
- [T]here’s a windmill there, not far from the main highway, near the Jump-up. — Herb Wharton, Cattle Camp, p. 138, 1994
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