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- Dictionaryleap/liːp/
verb
- 1. jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force: "he leapt on to the parapet" Similar
- 2. move quickly and suddenly: "Polly leapt to her feet" Similar
noun
- 1. a forceful jump or quick movement: "she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps" Similar
- 2. a group of leopards: rare "we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards"
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to achieve something suddenly, usually fame, power, or importance: He leapt to fame after his appearance in a Broadway play. to increase, improve, or grow very quickly: Shares in the company leaped 250 percent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verbs. leap at something. leap out at someone. noun [ C ] uk / liːp / us / liːp /
1. : to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump. leap over a fence. a fish leaps out of the water. 2. a. : to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another. the difficult leap from college to the workplace. b. : to act precipitately. leaped at the chance. transitive verb. : to pass over by leaping. leaped the wall. leaper. ˈlē-pər.
noun. a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement. the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped. a place leaped or to be leaped over or from. a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall. a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits. leap.
to achieve something suddenly, usually fame, power, or importance: He leapt to fame after his appearance in a Broadway play. to increase, improve, or grow very quickly: Shares in the company leaped 250 percent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Phrasal verbs. leap at something. leap out at someone. noun [ C ] us / liːp / uk / liːp /
2 days ago · A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. [journalism] The result has been a giant leap in productivity. [ + in] ...the leap in the unemployed from 35,000 to 75,000. [ + from] Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years. Synonyms: rise, change, increase, soaring More Synonyms of leap. 5. verb.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. synonyms: bounce, bound, leaping, saltation, spring. see more. noun. the distance leaped (or to be leaped) “a leap of 10 feet” see more. noun. an abrupt transition. “a successful leap from college to the major leagues” synonyms: jump, saltation. see more.
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move or do something suddenly and quickly. She leapt out of bed. He leaped across the room to answer the door. I leapt to my feet (= stood up quickly). They leapt into action immediately. (figurative) She was quick to leap to my defence (= speak in support of me).
v.tr. 1. To propel oneself over: I couldn't leap the brook. 2. To cause to leap: She leapt her horse over the 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. Phrasal Verb: leap out.
leap + adv./prep. a sudden change from one thing to another; very fast progress with something Few people successfully make the leap from television to the movies. a great leap into the unknown
a sudden improvement or increase: There was a big leap in profits last year. This represents a great leap forward in technology. leap noun [C] (JUMP) a big jump: He finished third in the long jump with a leap of 26 feet. See also. quantum leap. Idioms. by/in leaps and bounds.
