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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Counter-salient :: Counter-salient (a.) Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coast of arms.
Vaut :: Vaut (n.) A vault; a leap.
Bounce :: Bounce (n.) A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.
Hare :: Hare (n.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity..
Leap :: Leap (n.) A weel or wicker trap for fish.
Leaper :: Leaper (n.) A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
Gymnastical :: Gymnastical (a.) Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; -- said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; also, pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect; athletic; as, gymnastic exercises, contests, etc..
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.
Resilient :: Resilient (a.) Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.
Feese :: Feese (n.) the short run before a leap.
Hoit :: Hoit (v. i.) To leap; to caper; to romp noisily.
Lope :: Lope (n.) An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps..
Leap :: Leap (n.) Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast..
Elater :: Elater (n.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.
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..
Frisk :: Frisk (a.) A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.
Result :: Result (v. i.) To leap back; to rebound.
Outleap :: Outleap (v. t.) To surpass in leaping.
Water Flea :: Water flea () Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphnia, etc; -- so called because they swim with sudden leaps, or starts..
Supersalient :: Supersaliency (n.) The act of leaping on anything.
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