English dictionary

leap

/l/i/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

noun.act

Synonyms bounce bound leaping saltation spring

Source: WordNet 3.0
an abrupt transition

noun.event

Examples
A successful leap from college to the major leagues.

Synonyms jump saltation

Source: WordNet 3.0
a sudden and decisive increase

noun.event

Synonyms jump

Source: WordNet 3.0
the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

noun.attribute

Examples
A leap of 10 feet.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A basket.

noun

Source: webster1913
The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound.

noun

Source: webster1913

move forward by leaps and bounds

verb.motion

Examples
The child leapt across the puddle.

Synonyms bound jump spring

Source: WordNet 3.0
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

verb.change

Examples
Leap into fame.

Source: WordNet 3.0
jump down from an elevated point

verb.motion

Examples
The widow leapt into the funeral pyre.

Synonyms jump jump off

Source: WordNet 3.0
cause to jump or leap

verb.motion

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

verb

Source: webster1913
To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.

verb

Source: webster1913