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jump cut
noun
Definition of JUMP CUT
: a sudden often jarring cut from one shot or scene to another without intervening devices (as fade-outs); broadly : an abrupt transition (as in a narrative)
— jump–cut \ˈjəmp-ˌkət\ verb
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First Known Use of JUMP CUT
1947
Rhymes with JUMP CUT
abut, all but, beechnut, blind gut, brush cut, buzz cut, catgut, chestnut, clean-cut, clear-cut, cobnut, cockshut, crew cut, crosscut, doughnut, foregut, groundnut, haircut, kick butt, locknut, Meerut, midgut, offcut, peanut, pignut, pine nut, putt-putt, rebut, recut, rotgut, rough cut, sackbut, shortcut, somewhat, tut-tut, uncut, walnut, wing nut, woodcut
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