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   leap

   /liːp/

   verb

   • 1. jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force: "he leapt on to the parapet" Similar jump overjumpvault overvaultspring overbound overhurdleskip (over)cross oversail overhop (over)leapfroghigh jumpclearnegotiate
   • ▪ jump across: "Peter leapt the last few stairs" Similar jump overjumpvault overvaultspring overbound overhurdleskip (over)cross oversail overhop (over)leapfroghigh jumpclearnegotiate
   • 2. move quickly and suddenly: "Polly leapt to her feet" Similar springjumpjump upbounddartlunge
   • ▪ make a sudden rush to do something; act eagerly and suddenly: "everybody leapt into action" Similar rushhurryhastenhurtlearrive at hastilyreach hurriedlycome to overhastilyform hastilyhurryhastenjumprushreach
   • ▪ accept (an opportunity) eagerly: "they leapt at the opportunity to combine fun with fund-raising" Similar accept eagerlygraspgrasp with both handsgrabtake advantage ofseize (on)snatchjump atpounce onOpposite reject
   • ▪ (of a price, amount, etc.) increase dramatically: "sales leapt by a third last year" Similar increase rapidlysoarrocketskyrocketshoot upescalatemountsurgespiralgrow rapidlyrise rapidlyOpposite fallplummet
   • ▪ (especially of writing) be conspicuous; stand out: "amid the notes, a couple of items leap out"

   noun

   • 1. a forceful jump or quick movement: "she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps" Similar jumpvaultspringboundhopskipentrechatrare:curvet
   • ▪ a dramatic increase in price, amount, etc.: "a leap of 75 per cent in two years" Similar sudden riserapid increaseescalationsoaringsurgeupsurgeupswingupturnincrementelevationrevivalOpposite drop
   • ▪ a sudden abrupt change or transition: "it doesn't take a great leap of imagination to recognize that you have held an important leadership role"
   • ▪ a thing to be leaped over or from: "Lover's Leap"
   • 2. a group of leopards: rare "we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards"

   Word Origin Old Englishhlēapan (verb), hlȳp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lopen, German laufen (verb), and Dutch loop, German Lauf (noun), all meaning ‘run’, also to lope.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leaper noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   The meaning of LEAP is to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump. How to use leap in a sentence.

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   noun. an abrupt transition. “a successful leap from college to the major leagues” synonyms: jump, saltation.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishleap verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb leap, which means to jump high or a long way, or to move or do something suddenly and quickly. Find out the difference between leap and jump, and the common idioms and phrasal verbs with leap.