LEAP
/liːp/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 8
Definition
- noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
— synonyms: leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
- noun an abrupt transition.
— synonyms: jump, saltation
- noun a sudden and decisive increase.
— synonyms: jump
- noun the distance leaped (or to be leaped).
- verb move forward by leaps and bounds.
— synonyms: jump, bound, spring
- verb pass abruptly from one state or topic to another.
— synonyms: jump
- verb jump down from an elevated point.
— synonyms: jump, jump_off
- verb cause to jump or leap.
— synonyms: jump
Examples
- “It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs.”
- “to leap a wall or a ditch”
- “to leap a horse across a ditch”
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