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Words related to leap

Related / Similar Words: leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce, jump

Definition:

a light springing movement upwards or forwards;

the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet";

an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues";

a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance";

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion";

move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?";

cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop";

See Also: leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out, hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride

Hyponyms: caper, capriole, pounce, elevation, quantum jump, quantum leap, pronk, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, burst, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap, curvet, hop, skip, hop-skip

Derivational Morphology: jump, bound, spring, bounce, resile, take a hop, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, saltate, rise, climb up, saltation, leaping, bounder, leaper, jumper, jumping

Anagrams: plea, pale, peal, Alep

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