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leapfrog - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'leapfrog' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leapfrog [ n.]
- A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.

Meaning of 'leapfrog' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leapfrog [ n]
Meaning (1):
- advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
Example in sentence:
  • the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends
2 . leapfrog [ v]
Meaning (2):
- jump across
Example in sentence:
  • He hopped the bush;
  • He leapfrogged his classmates

Nearby Words:

lea leach leached leaching leachy lead leaded leaden leader leadership

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