Definition of leap

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Leap (v. i.) To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig..

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Colugo :: Colugo (n.) A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also flying lemur..
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Caper :: Caper (n.) A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank..
Elater :: Elater (n.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.
Bounce :: Bounce (v. i.) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room..
Breach :: Breach (v. i.) To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale..
Leapful :: Leapful (n.) A basketful.
Feese :: Feese (n.) the short run before a leap.
Spang :: Spang (v. i.) To spring; to bound; to leap.
Vaulting :: Vaulting (n.) Act of one who vaults or leaps.
Gambol :: Gambol (n.) A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank.
Ballotade :: Ballotade (v. i.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out..
Skip :: Skip (v. t.) To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope..
Jump :: Jump (n.) The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
Start :: Start (v. i.) To leap; to jump.
Leap :: Leap (n.) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals..
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.
Upspring :: Upspring (n.) A spring or leap into the air.
Leap :: 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..
Result :: Result (v. i.) To leap back; to rebound.
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