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Definition leap
Etymology 1
From Middle English lepen, from Old English hl?apan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupan?. Cognate with West Frisian ljeppe (“to jump”), Dutch lopen (“to run; to walk”), German laufen (“to run; to walk”), Danish løbe, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”) (compare Lithuanian šlùbti ‘to become lame’, klùbti ‘to stumble’).
Verb
leap (third-person singular simple present leaps, present participle leaping, simple past leaped or leapt or (archaic) lept or (archaic) lope, past participle leaped or leapt or (archaic) lopen)
- (intransitive) To jump.
- (transitive) To pass over by a leap or jump.
- (transitive) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
- (transitive) To cause to leap.
Noun
leap (plural leaps)
- The act of leaping or jumping.
- The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
- A group of leopards.
- (figuratively) A significant move forward.
- (figuratively) A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
- (mining) A fault.
- Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
- (music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
- A salmon ladder.
Adjective
leap (not comparable)
- (calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
Etymology 2
From Middle English leep, from Old English l?ap (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *laupaz (“container, basket”). Cognate with Icelandic laupur (“basket”).
Noun
leap (plural leaps)
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