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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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LEAP definition: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: 2. to provide help…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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 provide help, protection, etc. very quickly: He leaped to his friend's defense. Scott leapt to the rescue when he spotted the youngster in difficulty. Mr. Davies leaped in to explain. to achieve something suddenly, usually fame, power, or importance: He leapt to fame after his appearance in a Broadway play.
[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).
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”
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.
a belief in something that is not known or has not been done before. These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers. See leap in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: leap.
LEAP definition: 1. to suddenly move somewhere: 2. to jump somewhere: 3. a sudden improvement or increase: . Learn more.
