Leap (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 4
Move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Spring
- Ski Jump
- Vault
- Galumph
- Saltate
- Rebound
- Curvet
- Caper
- Burst
- Pronk
- Recoil
- Ricochet
- Capriole
- Bounce
- Reverberate
- Hop
- Take A Hop
- Leapfrog
- Bound
- Hop-skip