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Vault :: Vault (v. i.) To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence..

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..

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..

Saltigrade :: Saltigrade (n.) One of the Saltigradae, a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey..

Leap :: Leap (v. t.) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch..

Leaped :: Leaped (imp. & p. p.) of Lea.

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.

Overleap :: Overleap (v. t.) To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore..

Springtide :: Springtail (n.) Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura..

Leap :: Leap (v. t.) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch..

Rampant :: Rampant (v.) Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious..

Leap Year :: Leap year () Bissextile; a year containing 366 days; every fourth year which leaps over a day more than a common year, giving to February twenty-nine days. See Bissextile..

Bound :: Bound (n.) A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.

Leap :: Leap (n.) Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast..

Sally :: Sally (v.) A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.

Skip :: Skip (v. t.) To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope..

Resilient :: Resilient (a.) Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.

Rampage :: Rampage (v. i.) To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to rage..

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.

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