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leapfrog [ˈliːpˌfrɒg] n (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a children's game in which each player in turn leaps over the others' bent backs, leaning on them with the hands and spreading the legs wide vb -frogs, -frogging, -frogged 1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a. (intr) to play leapfrog b. (tr) to leap in this way over (something) 2. to advance or cause to advance by jumps or stages Form of movement in which like supporting elements are moved successively through or by one another along the axis of movement of supported forces. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations leapfrog [ˈliːpfrɒg] vi (= jump) to leapfrog over sth/sb → sauter par dessus qch/qn (fig) to leapfrog over sb [+ competitor, rival] → dépasser qn leapfrog vi → bockspringen; the children leapfrogged over one another → die Kinder spielten or machten (inf) → Bocksprünge vt he leapfrogged him → er machte einen Bocksprung über ihn; he leapfrogged his way to the top of the company → er machte in der Firma eine Blitzkarriere leapfrog [ˈliːpˌfrɒg] 1. n → gioco della cavallina 2. vi to leapfrog over sb/sth → saltare (alla cavallina) qn/qc leapfrog [ˈliːpˌfrɒg] 1. n → gioco della cavallina 2. vi to leapfrog over sb/sth → saltare (alla cavallina) qn/qc How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They availed themselves of the rare privilege to the fullest extent, for some tried the pleasing experiment of drinking mild while standing on their heads, others lent a charm to leapfrog by eating pie in the pauses of the game, cookies were sown broadcast over the field, and apple turnovers roosted in the trees like a new style of bird. |
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