leap
IPA: ɫˈip
noun
- The act of leaping or jumping.
- The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
- A group of leopards.
- (figuratively) A significant move forward.
- (figuratively) A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
- (mining) A fault.
- Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
- (music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
- A salmon ladder.
- A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
- Half a bushel.
- A surname.
- (computing) Initialism of Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol.
verb
- (intransitive) To jump.
- (transitive) To pass over by a leap or jump.
- (archaic, transitive) To copulate with (a female beast)
- (archaic) To copulate with (a human)
- (transitive) To cause to leap.
adjective
- (calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
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Examples of "leap" in Sentences
- The dog leaps over the bush.
- The damn dog is leaping in the air.
- The first evasive leap is fast and long.
- Bruce leaps over the railing and saves the baby.
- He is prone to making instinctive leaps of intuition.
- The band leap around the cage taunting their captives.
- The state variable change is synchronous with the leap.
- The beast leaps out of the backyard and into the streets.
- Grigoriy brandishes a dagger, and leaps out of the window.
- It's an unwarranted leap from the improbable to the definite.