Search in: Word
Vietnamese keyboard: Off
Virtual keyboard: Show
English - English (Wordnet) dictionary (also found in English - Vietnamese, Computing (FOLDOC))
leap
Jump to user comments
Noun
  • the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
    • a leap of 10 feet
  • a sudden and decisive increase
    • a jump in attendance
  • an abrupt transition
    • a successful leap from college to the major leagues
  • a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Verb
  • cause to jump or leap
    • the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
  • 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
  • pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
    • leap into fame
    • jump to a conclusion
    • jump from one thing to another
  • move forward by leaps and bounds
    • The horse bounded across the meadow
    • The child leapt across the puddle
    • Can you jump over the fence?
Related words
Related search result for "leap"
Comments and discussion on the word "leap"