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- Dictionaryleap/liːp/
verb
- 1. jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force: "he leapt on to the parapet" Similar
- 2. move quickly and suddenly: "Polly leapt to her feet" Similar
noun
- 1. a forceful jump or quick movement: "she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps" Similar
- 2. a group of leopards: rare "we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards"
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LEAP definition: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: 2. to provide help…. Learn more.
- English (US)
LEAP meaning: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement,...
- Znaczenie Leap, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
LEAP definicja: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement,...
- Leap: German Translation
LEAP translate: springen, springen über, sich stürzen, der...
- Leap: Russian Translation
LEAP translate: резкое увеличение, улучшение , прыжок,...
- Leap: Malay Translation
leap translate: melompat, melompat, menerpa, lompatan. Learn...
- English (US)
The meaning of LEAP is to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump. How to use leap in a sentence.
To leap means to spring or jump from one point to another, as in Sophie leaped over the hole to avoid falling in. A leap is such a jump. To leap also means to move or act suddenly, as in Santiago leapt out of the way of the dogs running toward him.
A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. [journalism] The result has been a giant leap in productivity. [+ in] ...the leap in the unemployed from 35,000 to 75,000. [+ from] Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years. Synonyms: rise, change, increase, soaring More Synonyms of leap. 5. verb.
LEAP meaning: 1. to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: 2. to provide help…. Learn more.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. synonyms: bounce, bound, leaping, saltation, spring. see more. noun. the distance leaped (or to be leaped) “a leap of 10 feet” see more. noun. an abrupt transition. “a successful leap from college to the major leagues”
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move or do something suddenly and quickly. She leapt out of bed. He leaped across the room to answer the door. I leapt to my feet (= stood up quickly). They leapt into action immediately. (figurative) She was quick to leap to my defence (= speak in support of me).