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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Bettong :: Bettong (n.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo..
Croupade :: Croupade (n.) A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his belly.
Leaped :: Leaped (imp. & p. p.) of Lea.
Stirte :: Stirt (v. i.) Started; leaped.
Leap :: Leap (v. t.) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
Insult :: Insult (v. i.) To leap or jump.
Vaut :: Vaut (n.) A vault; a leap.
Flea-beetle :: Flea-beetle (n.) A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species..
Runner :: Runner (n.) A food fish (Elagatis pinnulatus) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called also skipjack, shoemaker, and yellowtail. The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water..
Jump :: Jump (n.) The space traversed by a leap.
Outleap :: Outleap (v. t.) To surpass in leaping.
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..
Lope :: Lope (n.) An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps..
Upspring :: Upspring (n.) A spring or leap into the air.
Jump :: Jump (v. i.) To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap.
Bounce :: Bounce (v. i.) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room..
Clear :: Clear (v. t.) To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef..
Capriole :: Capriole (v. i.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap..
Ramp :: Ramp (n.) A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
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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