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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..

Insult :: Insult (v. t.) The act of leaping on; onset; attack.

Saltatory :: Saltatory (a.) Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing..

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..

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..

Curvet :: Curvet (n.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once..

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

Cabriole :: Cabriole (n.) A curvet; a leap. See Capriole.

Bounce :: Bounce (n.) A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.

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

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.

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

Dissiliency :: Dissiliency (n.) The act of leaping or starting asunder.

Saltate :: Saltate (v. i.) To leap or dance.

Romp :: Romp (v. i.) To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.

Saltant :: Saltant (v.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc..

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..

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..

Bissextile :: Bissextile (a.) Pertaining to leap year.

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.

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