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

Lope :: Lope (n.) A leap; a long step.

Bettong :: Bettong (n.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo..

Bound :: Bound (v. t.) To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse..

Lep :: Lep (obs. strong imp.) of Leap. Leaped.

Bissextile :: Bissextile (n.) Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400..

Buck :: Buck (v. i.) To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible; -- said of a vicious horse or mule..

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..

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.

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..

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

Bounce :: Bounce (v. i.) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room..

Dance :: Dance (v. i.) To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically..

Gambol :: Gambol (n.) A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank.

Fetch :: Fetch (v. t.) To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh..

Hop :: Hop (v. i.) To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do..

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..

Frisk :: Frisk (a.) A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap.

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

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..

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