Definition of jet
jet 
verb
- to leave.
I've got to jet.
- See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.
Last edited on Mar 16 1999. Submitted by Sarah from MI, USA on Mar 16 1999.
- to move quickly.
He jetted from the cops.
- See more words with the same meaning: fast, quick, quickly.
- See more words with the same meaning: to go, leave, exit.
Last edited on Apr 01 2006. Submitted by blah b. on Apr 01 2006.
- First use of the slang verb "to jet" in the sense of leaving swiftly, as far as this researcher can determine, is in the 50's science-fiction novel The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester.
Last edited on Oct 02 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 02 2012.
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| Definitions include: quickly. | |
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| Definitions include: to reach 100 MPH in a motor vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
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| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
| Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm. | |
| Definitions include: fast. | |
| Definitions include: quickly. | |
Other terms relating to 'to go, leave, exit': | |
| Definitions include: to hurry, hustle, esp. when departing. | |
| Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: variant of "bounce", meaning to leave. | |
| Definitions include: go away. | |
| Definitions include: "goodbye"; "see you later". | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: see Audi 5000. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: goodbye. | |
| Definitions include: to step away, to leave someone or something alone. | |
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| Definitions include: to calm down or wait. | |
| Definitions include: the well-traveled elite who could afford to jet around the world. | |
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