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LEAP
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
(noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
leap
(noun) the distance leaped (or to be leaped); “a leap of 10 feet”
leap, jump, saltation
(noun) an abrupt transition; “a successful leap from college to the major leagues”
jump, leap
(noun) a sudden and decisive increase; “a jump in attendance”
leap, jump
(verb) pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; “leap into fame”; “jump to a conclusion”; “jump from one thing to another”
jump, leap, bound, spring
(verb) move forward by leaps and bounds; “The horse bounded across the meadow”; “The child leapt across the puddle”; “Can you jump over the fence?”
jump, leap
(verb) cause to jump or leap; “the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
leap (third-person singular simple present leaps, present participle leaping, simple past leapt or (archaic) lept or (archaic) lope or leaped, past participle leapt or (archaic) lopen or leaped)
(intransitive) To jump.
(transitive) To pass over by a leap or jump.
(transitive) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
(transitive) To cause to leap.
Usage notes
The choice between leapt and leaped is often generally a matter of regional differences: leapt is preferred in British English whereas leaped is somewhat more common in American English (although this is not to say that leapt is not used in American English, especially in areas with historical ties to England). According to research by John Algeo (British or American English?, Cambridge, 2006), leapt is used 80% of the time in UK and 32% in the US.
Synonyms
• (jump from one location to another): bound, hop, jump, spring
• (jump upwards): bound, hop, jump, spring
Noun
leap (plural leaps)
The act of leaping or jumping.
• L'Estrange
• H. Sweet
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
A group of leopards.
(figuratively) A significant move forward.
(figuratively) A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
(mining) A fault.
Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
(music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
A salmon ladder.
Adjective
leap (not comparable)
(calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
Etymology 2
Noun
leap (plural leaps)
(obsolete) A basket.
A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
Half a bushel.
Anagrams
• Alep, Lape, Peal, e-pal, pale, pale-, peal, pela, plea
Proper noun
Leap (plural Leaps)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leap is the 21470th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1217 individuals. Leap is most common among White (91.78%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Alep, Lape, Peal, e-pal, pale, pale-, peal, pela, plea
Proper noun
LEAP
(computing) Initialism of Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol.
Anagrams
• Alep, Lape, Peal, e-pal, pale, pale-, peal, pela, plea
Source: Wiktionary
Leap, n. Etym: [AS. leáp.]
1. A basket. [Obs.] Wyclif.
2. A weel or wicker trap for fish. [Prov. Eng.]
Leap, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaped, rarely Leapt; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaping.] Etym: [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hleápan to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. ahl, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G. laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. löpa, Dan. löbe, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. Elope, Lope, Lapwing, Loaf to loiter.]
1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. Bacon. Leap in with me into this angry flood. Shak.
2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig. My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky. Wordsworth.
Leap, v. t.
1. To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
2. To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
3. To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
Leap, n.
1. The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound. Wickedness comes on by degrees, . . . and sudden leaps from one extreme to another are unnatural. L'Estrange. Changes of tone may proceed either by leaps or glides. H. Sweet.
2. Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
3. (Mining)
Definition: A fault.
4. (Mus.)
Definition: A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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