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Meaning of 'leap' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leap [ n.]
- A basket.
- A weel or wicker trap for fish.
- The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound.
- Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
- A fault.
- A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals.
2 . Leap [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
3 . Leap [ v. t.]
- To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
- To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
- To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.

Meaning of 'leap' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leap [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden and decisive increase
Example in sentence:
  • a jump in attendance
Meaning (2):
- the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
Example in sentence:
  • a leap of 10 feet
Meaning (3):
- an abrupt transition
Example in sentence:
  • a successful leap from college to the major leagues
4 . leap [ v]
Meaning (4):
- move forward by leaps and bounds
Example in sentence:
  • Can you jump over the fence?;
  • The child leapt across the puddle;
  • The horse bounded across the meadow
Meaning (5):
- jump down from an elevated point
Example in sentence:
  • every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge;
  • the parachutist didn't want to jump;
  • the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
Meaning (6):
- pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
Example in sentence:
  • jump from one thing to another;
  • jump to a conclusion;
  • leap into fame
Meaning (7):
- cause to jump or leap
Example in sentence:
  • the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop

Nearby Words:

lea leach leached leaching leachy lead leaded leaden leader leadership

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