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leap

/liːp/

noun

Meaning

  • The act of leaping or jumping.

  • The distance traversed by a leap or jump.

  • A group of leopards.

  • A significant move forward.

  • 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 evidence of UFOs."

  • A fault.

  • Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.

  • 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.

verb

Meaning

  • To jump.

  • To pass over by a leap or jump.

    "to leap a wall or a ditch"

  • To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.

  • To cause to leap.

    "to leap a horse across a ditch"

Synonyms

bound,
hop,
jump,
spring,
bound,
hop,
jump,
spring

adjective

Meaning

  • (calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.