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Overleap (Verb)

Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten".

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Due to tight deadlines, we often inadvertently overleap vital checks in our manufacturing process.
No quality assurance measures were taken, and as a result, minor flaws began to overleap detection.
On rushed projects, engineers might overleap an essential safety test and endanger users.
Overwork and fatigue led to crucial stages being overleap by harried factory employees.
Regrettably, some elementary errors can overleap editing in the final version of the published book.

Defeat (oneself) by going too far.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

In trying to make an impassioned plea, she overleaped herself with exaggerated claims that undermined her credibility.
His attempts to outdo his colleagues ultimately led to his own downfall as he overleaped his abilities and took on too much.
By trying to win at all costs, the politician overleaped his own popularity and alienated many of his supporters.
In his zeal to prove himself, he overleaped his own limits and ended up burning out completely.
Despite the warnings from his friends, he overleaped his own better judgment and made a reckless decision that would haunt him forever.

Jump across or leap over (an obstacle).

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The fireman had to overleap the flames to rescue the trapped family.
She overleaped the hurdle with ease, setting a new personal record.
He sped up and managed to overleap the small creek that flowed through the middle of the course.
The children tried to overleap the puddle on their way home from school, but some of them got soaked.
She had to overleap the fallen branches and debris as she made her way through the forest.