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leap  (lp)

v. leaped or leapt (lpt, lpt), leap·ing, leaps

v.intr.

1. To spring or bound upward from or as if from the ground; jump: leaped over the wall; salmon leaping upriver.

2.

a. To move quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another: always leaping to conclusions.

b. To act impulsively: leaped at the opportunity to travel.

v.tr.

1. To jump over: couldn't leap the brook.

2. To cause to leap: leap a horse over a hurdle.

n.

1.

a. The act of leaping; a jump.

b. A place jumped over or from.

c. The distance cleared in a leap.

2. An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition: a leap from rags to riches.

Idioms:

by leaps and bounds

Very quickly: growing by leaps and bounds.

leap in the dark

An act whose consequences cannot be predicted.

leap of faith

The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.

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[Middle English lepen, from Old English hlapan.]

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leaper n.

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leap

Verb

[leaping; leapt] or leaped

1. to jump suddenly from one place to another

2. (often foll. by at)to move or react quickly

3. to jump over

Noun

1. the act of jumping

2. an abrupt or important change or increase: a leap to full European union

3. a leap in the dark an action performed without knowledge of the consequences

4. by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progress [Old English hlēapan]

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Leap of leopards: a company of leopards—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486; of bandilleros—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leap - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards leaping, bounce, bound, saltation, spring jumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" capriole, caper - a playful leap or hop pounce - the act of pouncing
	2.	leap - an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" jump, saltation transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another quantum jump - (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
	3.	leap - a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" jump increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" quantum leap, quantum jump - a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"
	4.	leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points elevation - (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
Verb	1.	leap - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" bound, jump, spring move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pronk - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" bounce - leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage galumph - move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen" ski jump - jump on skis saltate - leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion" vault - bound vigorously leapfrog - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates" vault, overleap - jump across or leap over (an obstacle) curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse hop, hop-skip, skip - jump lightly caper - jump about playfully hop - make a jump forward or upward jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out, jump - be highly noticeable
	2.	leap - pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another" jump switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
	3.	leap - jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre" jump off, jump move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	4.	leap - cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" jump

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leap

verb 1. jump, spring, bound, bounce, hop, skip, caper, cavort, frisk, gambol

verb 2. vault, clear, jump, bound, spring

noun 3. jump, spring, bound, hop, skip, vault, caper, frisk

noun 4. rise, change, increase, soaring, surge, escalation, upsurge, upswing

leap at something accept eagerly, seize on, jump at

Translations

leap [liːp] n → salto

vi [pt, pp leaped or leapt] [lɛpt] → saltar;

to leap at an offer → apresurarse a aceptar una oferta

leap up vi [person] → saltar

leap [liːp] n → bond m, saut m

vi [leaped or leapt , pt , pp ] [lɛpt] → bondir, sauter;

to leap at an offer → saisir une offre

leap up vi [person] → faire un bond; se lever d'un bond

leap [liːp] [leaped or leapt , pt, pp ] n → Sprung m;

(in price, number etc) → sprunghafter Anstieg m

vi → springen; [price, number etc] → sprunghaft (an)steigen

leap at leap vt fus [+ offer] → sich stürzen auf +acc [+ opportunity]; beim Schopf ergreifen

leap up leap vi → aufspringen

leap [liːp] n → salto, balzo

vi [pt leaped or leapt, pp ] [lɛpt] → saltare, balzare;

to leap at an offer → afferrare al volo una proposta

leap up vi [person] → alzarsi d'un balzo, balzare su

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leap

v leap [liːp]

1 to jump He leapt into the boat.springيَقْفِزскачамskočitspringe; hoppespringenπηδώsaltar, brincarhüppamaپریدنhypätäsauterלִקפוֹץउछलनाskakatiugrikmelompatstökkvasaltare跳ぶ뛰어오르다šoktilēkt; lēkātmelompatspringenspringe, hoppeskoczyćsaltara săriпрыгатьskočiťskočitiskočitihoppaกระโดดatlamak, sıçramak, zıplamak跳стрибати, скакатиاچھلناnhảy跳

2 to jump over The dog leapt the wall.oorspringيَقْفِز فوقпрескачамpřeskočitspringe; hoppespringen überυπερπηδώsaltarüle hüppamaپریدن از رویhypätä ylisauter par-dessusלְדַלֵגछलांग लगानाpreskočitiátugrikmelompatistökkva yfirsaltare跳び越える뛰어넘다peršoktipārlēktmelompatspringen overhoppe overprzeskoczyćsaltara sări pesteперепрыгиватьpreskočiťpreskočitipreskočitihoppa överกระโดดข้ามüstünden atlamak躍過перестрибуватиچھلانگ لگاناnhảy qua跃过

3 to rush eagerly She leaped into his arms.springيَنْدَفِع بِشَوْق، يَقْفِزُ فَرَحاًскачамskočitspringesich stürzenορμώtirarsetormamaدویدنrynnätäsauterלִקפוֹץअचानक बढ़ना दाम आदिskočitiszökellmenghamburstökkva á, hlaupa í faðminn álanciarsi飛ぶように行く날쌔게 움직이다pultisteigties/mesties (kaut ko darīt)menerpazich werpenkaste seg (i armene på)skoczyćatirar-sea sări (în)подскочить от радостиskočiťplanitipoletetirusaโผatılmak猛然行動стрибнутиلپک کر بڑھناlao vào猛然行动

n

an act of leaping The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.haleقَفْزَه، وَثْبَهскокskokspringder Sprungπήδημα, άλμαsalto, brincohüpeپرشloikkabondזִינוּקछलांग, उछालskokugrásstökksalto, balzo跳躍뜀šuolislēcienslompatansprongsprangskok, sussaltosăriturăпрыжокskokskokskokhopp, språngการกระโดดatlama, sıçrama, zıplama跳躍стрибокچھلانگcú nhảy mạnh跳跃

n ˈleap-frog

a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands. hasieoorلُعْبَة التَّقافُز فوق بَعْضпрескочи кобилаskákání přes ohnutá záda druhéhospringe bukdas Bockspringenβαρελάκια (ομαδικό παιχνίδι)pídolasikuhüppemängجفتک چهارکش بازی کردنpukkihyppysaute-moutonקְפִיצַת חֲמוֹרमेंढ़क कूदprekakivanje raznoškom preko nečijih leđabakugráslompat katakhöfrungahlaup(cavallina)馬跳び등 짚고 뛰어넘기avinaskukuriņilompat katakhaasje-overdet å hoppe bukkskok przez plecysalto ao eixo(jocul) de-a capraчехардаpreskakovačkaskok čez upognjen hrbetigra trule kobilehoppa bockเกมกระโดดกบbirdirbir (oyunu)跳背遊戲довга лозаایک قسم کا کھیلtrò chơi nhảy cừu跳背游戏

leap year

every fourth year, which consists of 366 days, February having 29, ie 1996, 2000, 2004 etc. skrikkeljaarسَنَة كبيسвисокосна годинаpřestupný rokskudårdas Schaltjahrδίσεκτο έτοςaño bisiestoliigaastaسال کبیسهkarkausvuosiannée bissextileשָׁנָה מְעוּבֶּרֶתअधिक वर्ष, चार वर्ष में एक बार पड़ने वाला वर्ष जिसमें 366 दिन होते हैंprijestupna godinaszökőévtahun kabisathlaupáranno bisestileうるう年윤년keliamieji metaigarais gadstahun lompatschrikkeljaarskuddårrok przestępnyano bissextoan bisectвисокосный годpriestupný rokprestopno letoprestupna godinaskottårทุก ๆ 4 ปีartık yıl閏年високосний рікوہ سال جس میں 366 دن ہوتے ہیں اور فروری کے ماہ میں 29 دن ہوتے ہیںnăm nhuận闰年

by leaps and bounds

extremely rapidly and successfully improving by leaps and bounds.hand oor handبِسُرْعَةٍ فائِقَهмного бързоmílovými krokymed stormskridtsprunghaftαλματωδώςa pasos agigantadossuurte sammudegaبا سرعت زیادjättiaskelinà pas de géantבִּמהִירוּת רַבָּהबड़ी तेज़ी से, वेगपूर्वक, दिन दूनी रात चौगुनी गति सेvrlo brzorohamosancepatmjög hratt, í stökkuma passi da giganteとんとん拍子に급속히, (순조롭게) 척척nepaprastai sparčiaiļoti ātri/straujidengan pesatnyamet grote sprongenmed kjempeskrittszybkoa passos largoscu paşi mari; foarte rapidсемимильными шагамиmíľovými krokmi, prudkoskokovitonaglomed stormstegเปลี่ยนไปในทางที่ประสบความสำเร็จbüyük hızla極迅速地семимильними крокамиبہت تیزی اور کامیابی سےrất nhanh极迅速地