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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"
The meaning of LEAP is to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump. How to use leap in a sentence.
To leap means to spring or jump from one point to another, as in Sophie leaped over the hole to avoid falling in. A leap is such a jump. To leap also means to move or act suddenly, as in Santiago leapt out of the way of the dogs running toward him. This action, too, is a leap.
LEAP meaning: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: 2. to provide help…. Learn more.
LEAP definition: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: 2. to provide help…. Learn more.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. synonyms: bounce, bound, leaping, saltation, spring. see more. noun. the distance leaped (or to be leaped) “a leap of 10 feet” see more. noun. an abrupt transition. “a successful leap from college to the major leagues” synonyms: jump, saltation.
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.
leap noun [C] (CHANGE) a sudden improvement or increase: There was a big leap in profits last year. This represents a great leap forward in technology.
A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. [journalism] The result has been a giant leap in productivity. [ + in] ...the leap in the unemployed from 35,000 to 75,000. [ + from] Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years. Synonyms: rise, change, increase, soaring More Synonyms of leap. 5. verb.
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 spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity. to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind. See more.
