leap
//ˈliːp//
Forms
- present (v1)
- leap
- past (v2)
- leaped
- past participle (v3)
- leaped
- present participle
- leaping
- 3rd person singular
- leaps
- Plural
- leaps
Definitions
1.To jump.
- It is better to leap into the void.
- Th’ infernal monarch rear’d his horrid head, Leapt from his throne, lest Neptune’s arm should lay His dark dominions open to the day.
2.To pass over by a leap or jump.
3.To cause to leap.
1.A group of leopards.
- I can see it now.. a leap of Leopards eating the carcass of a Longhorn out in the Vista..
- Without the Chop Chop Chop Chop Cowville seems almost normal: no hover of helicopters, no leap of leopards.
- Manikanta returned to the palace riding on a royal tiger accompanied by a leap of leopards to the utter surprise of the inhabitants of Pantalam.
2.A significant move forward.
- That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.
- Since the arrival of mainstream pornography platforms in the early 2000’s and the rise in smartphone use, online pornography consumption has shown considerable year on year leaps.
3.The act of leaping or jumping.
- He made a leap across the river.
4.The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
1.Intercalary, bissextile.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4410
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English lepen, from Old English hlēapan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Doublet of lope, lowp, elope, gallop, galop, interlope, and loop.