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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..

Desultory :: Desultory (a.) Leaping or skipping about.

Outleap :: Outleap (v. t.) To surpass in leaping.

Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient..

Crane :: Crane (v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap..

Lope :: Lope (imp.) of Leap.

Vaut :: Vaut (v. i.) To vault; to leap.

Capriole :: Capriole (v. i.) A leap or caper, as in dancing..

February :: February (n.) The second month in the year, said to have been introduced into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year, it has twenty-nine days..

Ramp :: Ramp (v. i.) To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence..

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..

Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..

Vaulting :: Vaulting (n.) Act of one who vaults or leaps.

Plunge :: Plunge (n.) The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap, rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the water with a plunge..

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

Dance :: Dance (v. i.) The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music..

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..

Lopeman :: Lopeman (n.) Leaper; ropedancer.

Supersalt :: Supersalient (a.) Leaping upon.

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