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Leap meaning in English

Meaning of Leap in English

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Leap

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Noun

1. bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

2. jump, leap, saltation

an abrupt transition

Example Sentences:
'a successful leap from college to the major leagues'

3. jump, leap

a sudden and decisive increase

Example Sentences:
'a jump in attendance'

4. leap

the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

Example Sentences:
'a leap of 10 feet'

Verb

5. bound, jump, leap, spring

move forward by leaps and bounds

Example Sentences:
'The horse bounded across the meadow'
'The child leapt across the puddle'
'Can you jump over the fence?'

6. jump, leap

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

Example Sentences:
'leap into fame'
'jump to a conclusion'
'jump from one thing to another'

7. jump, jump off, leap

jump down from an elevated point

Example Sentences:
'the parachutist didn't want to jump'
'every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge'
'the widow leapt into the funeral pyre'

8. jump, leap

cause to jump or leap

Example Sentences:
'the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Leap

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verbWord forms: leaps, leaping, leapt or leaped
1. (intransitive)
to jump suddenly from one place to another
2. (intransitive; often foll by at)
to move or react quickly
3. (transitive)
to jump over
4. 
to come into prominence rapidly
the thought leapt into his mind
5. (transitive)
to cause (an animal, esp a horse) to jump a barrier
noun
6. 
the act of jumping
7. 
a spot from which a leap was or may be made
8. 
the distance of a leap
9. 
an abrupt change or increase
10. Also called (US and Canadian): skip music
a relatively large melodic interval, esp in a solo part
11.  a leap in the dark
12.  by leaps and bounds

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Leap

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verb intransitiveWord forms: leapt (lɛpt ; lept; lipt ; lēpt) or lept or leaped, ˈleaping
1. 
to move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using one's leg muscles; jump; spring
2. 
to move suddenly or swiftly, as if by jumping; bound
3. 
to accept eagerly something offered
with at
to leap at a chance
verb transitive
4. 
to pass over by a jump
5. 
to cause or force to leap
to leap a horse over a wall
noun
6. 
the act of leaping; jump; spring
7. 
the distance covered in a jump
8. 
a place that is, or is to be, leapt over or from
9. 
a sudden transition

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Leap

see synonyms of leap
v. leaped or leapt (lĕpt, lēpt), leap·ing, leaps
v.intr.
1.
a. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump: The goat leaped over the wall. The salmon leapt across the barrier.
b. To move quickly or suddenly: leaped out of his chair to answer the door.
2.
a. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another: always leaping to conclusions.
b. To act quickly or impulsively: leaped at the opportunity to travel.
c. To enter eagerly into an activity; plunge: leapt into the project with both feet.
v.tr.
1. To propel oneself over: I couldn't leap the brook.
2. To cause to leap: She leapt her horse over the hurdle.
n.
1.
a. The act of leaping; a jump.
b. A place jumped over or from.
c. The distance cleared in a leap.
2. An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition: a leap from rags to riches.

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