Definition of leaping

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Leaping (a. & n.) from Leap, to jump..

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Exilition :: Exilition (n.) A sudden springing or leaping out.
Gambol :: Gambol (n.) A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank.
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) The act of leaping on; onset; attack.
Leapingly :: Leapingly (adv.) By leaps.
Exsiliency :: Exsiliency (n.) A leaping out.
Salt :: Salt (n.) The act of leaping or jumping; a leap.
Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
Gymnastical :: Gymnastical (a.) Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; -- said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; also, pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect; athletic; as, gymnastic exercises, contests, etc..
Prosiliency :: Prosiliency (n.) The act of leaping forth or forward; projection.
Breach :: Breach (v. i.) To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale..
Bettong :: Bettong (n.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo..
Pentathlon :: Pentathlon (n.) A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear..
Saltation :: Saltation (n.) A leaping or jumping.
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..
Counter-salient :: Counter-salient (a.) Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coast of arms.
Walk :: Walk (n.) The act of walking, or moving on the feet with a slow pace; advance without running or leaping..
Saltatorious :: Saltatorious (a.) Capable of leaping; formed for leaping; saltatory; as, a saltatorious insect or leg..
Saltant :: Saltant (v.) In a leaping position; springing forward; -- applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc..
Flea :: Flea (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix..
Podura :: Podura (n.) Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail.
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