leap (liːp
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: leaps, leaping, leapt, leaped
- (intr) to jump suddenly from one place to another
- (intr) often foll by at to move or react quickly
- (tr) to jump over
- to come into prominence rapidly ⇒
the thought leapt into his mind
- (tr) to cause (an animal, esp a horse) to jump a barrier
noun
- the act of jumping
- a spot from which a leap was or may be made
- the distance of a leap
- an abrupt change or increase
- music Also called (US and Canadian)
skip a relatively large melodic interval, esp in a solo part - See a leap in the dark
- See by leaps and bounds
Alternative Forms
ˈleaper nounWord Origin
Old English hlēapan; related to Gothic hlaupan, German laufenTranslations
- British English:
leap
If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance.He had leapt from a window in the building and escaped.liːp VERB He had leapt from a window in the building and escaped.
- Spanish:
saltar
v
- French:
bondir
vi
- German:
springen
v
- Chinese: 跳 v
- Arabic: يَثِبُ vi
- Portuguese: saltar v
- Russian: прыгать v
- Croatian: skočiti v
- Czech: skočit v skákat
- Danish: springe v
- Dutch: springen v
- Finnish: hypähtää v
- Greek: αναπηδώ v
- Italian: saltare v
- Japanese: 跳ねる v
- Korean: 뛰다 v
- Norwegian: hoppe v
- Polish: przeskoczyć v przeskakiwać
- Brazilian Portuguese: saltar v
- European Spanish:
saltar
v
- Swedish: språng nnt
- Thai: กระโดด v
- Turkish: sıçramak v
- Vietnamese: nhảy v
Usage examples
He swung round, tensed to leap out of the way of any oncoming vehicle.
, Double Deceit (1990)What is more, Intel says the device will take the leap from the lab to the manufacturing plant.
New Scientist (2003)Unlike today, only a few performers had made the leap from small screen to large.
Globe and Mail (2003)He twisted the ankle awkwardly after he landed from a leap and he will be touch and go for Sunday.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)We often leap to unnecessarily negative conclusions about the consequences of our actions.
, Coping with Stress at Work (1988)