Definition of leap

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Leap (v. i.) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse..

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Caper :: Caper (v. i.) To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
Frog :: Frog (n.) An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime..
Vaulting :: Vaulting (n.) Act of one who vaults or leaps.
Overspring :: Overspring (v. t.) To spring or leap over.
Vaulter :: Vaulter (n.) One who vaults; a leaper; a tumbler.
Mooruk :: Mooruk (n.) A species of cassowary (Casuarius Bennetti) found in New Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary. Its crest is biloted; the neck and breast are black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the neck, blue..
Overskip :: Overskip (v. t.) To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference.
Ramp :: Ramp (n.) A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
Bissextile :: Bissextile (n.) Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400..
Overleap :: Overleap (v. t.) To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore..
Curvet :: Curvet (n.) To make a curvet; to leap; to bound.
Lope :: Lope (n.) A leap; a long step.
Hoit :: Hoit (v. i.) To leap; to caper; to romp noisily.
Lopeman :: Lopeman (n.) Leaper; ropedancer.
Gallop :: Gallop (v. i.) A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds..
Voltigeur :: Voltigeur (n.) A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.
Saltigrade :: Saltigrade (a.) Having feet or legs formed for leaping.
Sally :: Sally (v. i.) To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
Saltatorial :: Saltatorial (a.) Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises..
Bodily :: Bodily (adv.) In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. Leapt bodily below..
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