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- DictionaryLeap/lēp/
verb
- 1. jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force: "I leaped across the threshold"
noun
- 1. a forceful jump or quick movement: "she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps"
leap. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English leap1 /liːp/ verb (past tense and past participle leapt /lept/ especially British English, leaped especially American English) 1 jump a) [ intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place She leapt over the fence.
Mar 25, 2024 · leap (plural leaps) The act of leaping or jumping . He made a leap across the river. 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. It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are ...
leap + adv./prep. a sudden change from one thing to another; very fast progress with something. Few people successfully make the leap from television to the movies. a great leap into the unknown. They've made a great leap forward with their building in the last few years. see also quantum leap.
1. : to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump. leap over a fence. a fish leaps out of the water. 2. a. : to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another. the difficult leap from college to the workplace. b. : to act precipitately. leaped at the chance. transitive verb. : to pass over by leaping. leaped the wall. leaper. ˈlē-pər.
verb. us / lip/ past tense and past participle leaped. to suddenly move somewhere: I leaped up to answer the phone. to jump somewhere: A big deer leaped over our fence. (Definition of leap from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of leap. in Chinese (Traditional) 突然移動, 跳，跳躍, 突然發生… See more.
synonyms: bound, jump, spring. similar words: bob, bolt, bounce, caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, gambol, hop, hurdle, leapfrog, skip, surge, vault. definition 2: to move or act suddenly or quickly with, or as though with, a leap. He leapt to the side to avoid an accident. She would leap at any opportunity to travel.
1. A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. synonym: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce. 2. An abrupt transition. "A successful leap from college to the major leagues" synonym: leap, jump, saltation. 3. A sudden and decisive increase. "A jump in attendance" synonym: jump,
