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- Dictionaryleap/lēp/
verb
- 1. jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force: "I leaped across the threshold" Similar
noun
- 1. a forceful jump or quick movement: "she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps" Similar
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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.
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 act precipitately. leaped at the chance. transitive verb. : to pass over by leaping. leaped the wall. leaper. ˈlē-pər.
LEAP meaning: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: 2. to provide help…. Learn more.
To leap means to spring or jump from one point to another, as in Sophie leaped over the hole to avoid falling in. A leap is such a jump. To leap also means to move or act suddenly, as in Santiago leapt out of the way of the dogs running toward him. This action, too, is a leap.
noun. an abrupt transition. “a successful leap from college to the major leagues” synonyms: jump, saltation.
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 through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. 2. to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; to leap at an opportunity. 3. to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: an idea leaped to mind.
[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 sudden improvement or increase: There was a big leap in profits last year. This represents a great leap forward in technology. leap noun [C] (JUMP) a big jump: He finished third in the long jump with a leap of 26 feet. See also. quantum leap. Idioms. by/in leaps and bounds.
Leap definition: To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump.
