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Leap has 14 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

"The frog gave a quick leap from the lily pad to reach the other side."

2

an abrupt transition

"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

3

a sudden and decisive increase

"a jump in attendance"

4

the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

"a leap of 10 feet"

5

The act of leaping or jumping.

"The leaping was a large wooden basket used to carry hay."

6

A basket.

In plain English: A leap is an action where you jump high into the air with both feet leaving the ground at once.

"The frog made a long leap across the pond."

Verb
1

move forward by leaps and bounds

"The horse bounded across the meadow"

"The child leapt across the puddle"

"Can you jump over the fence?"

2

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

"leap into fame"

"jump to a conclusion"

"jump from one thing to another"

3

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"

4

cause to jump or leap

"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

5

To jump.

"The frog leaped across the pond in a single bound."

Adjective
1

Intercalary, bissextile.

"The astronomer proposed a leap in the calendar schedule to account for the intercalary day needed every four years."

Proper Noun
1

Initialism of Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol.

"Mr. Leap attended the family reunion to share stories about his ancestors."

2

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"The frog made a long leap across the pond." noun
"The cat made a quick leap onto the windowsill to escape the rain." noun
"Every time he tells that story again, there is an emotional leap in his voice." noun
"We need to make a huge leap of faith before we invest our savings." noun
See Also
jump leaping saltate countersalient saltigrade capriole spang moonwalk
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
jump transition increase distance move switch
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
caper pounce quantum jump quantum leap elevation pronk bounce burst capriole galumph ski jump saltate vault leapfrog curvet hop

Origin

The word leap comes from Old English hlēapan, which originally meant to jump or spring. It is related to other words like lope and gallop that share the same Germanic roots.

Rhyming Words
yeap reap peap heap neap treap dreap aheap cheap sneap beleap upleap upheap threap outleap nonleap maxheap antheap in heap subheap
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