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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