leap
1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
• Derivationally related forms:
bound (for: bound), saltate (for: saltation), spring (for: spring)
• Hypernyms:
jump, jumping
• Hyponyms:
caper, capriole, pounce
2. an abrupt transition (Freq. 2)
- a successful leap from college to the major leagues
• Syn:
jump, saltation
• Derivationally related forms:
jump (for: jump)
• Hypernyms:
transition
• Hyponyms:
quantum jump
3. a sudden and decisive increase
- a jump in attendance
• Syn:
jump
• Derivationally related forms:
jump (for: jump)
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Hyponyms:
quantum leap, quantum jump
4. the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
- a leap of 10 feet
• Hypernyms:
distance
• Hyponyms:
elevation
1. move forward by leaps and bounds (Freq. 22)
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
• Syn:
jump, bound, spring
• See Also:
leap out, jump on (for: jump)
• Derivationally related forms:
spring (for: spring), bounder (for: bound), bound (for: bound), leaper, jump (for: jump), jumping (for: jump)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
pronk, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring,
bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, burst,
capriole, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog,
overleap, curvet, hop, skip, hop-skip, caper
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The horses leap across the field
2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another (Freq. 1)
- leap into fame
- jump to a conclusion
- jump from one thing to another
• Syn:
jump
• Derivationally related forms:
jump (for: jump)
• Hypernyms:
switch, shift, change
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
3. jump down from an elevated point
- the parachutist didn't want to jump
- every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge
- the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
• Syn:
jump, jump off
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. cause to jump or leap
- the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
• Syn:
jump
• Cause:
jump, bound, spring
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The men leap the horses across the field
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