HyperDic: get_the_jump

English > 1 sense of the expression *get the jump*:
VERB	competition	get the jump	be there first

English > *get the jump*: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
Meaning	Be there first.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Broader	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish	Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict