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- [leep]
- /lip/
- /liːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leep]
- /lip/
Definitions of leap word
- verb without object leap to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. 1
- verb without object leap to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity. 1
- verb without object leap to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind. 1
- verb with object leap to jump over: to leap a fence. 1
- verb with object leap to pass over as if by a jump. 1
- verb with object leap to cause to leap: to leap a horse. 1
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Origin of leap
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lepen, Old English hlēapan to leap, run; cognate with German laufen, Old Norse hlaupa, Gothic hlaupan
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Parts of speech for Leap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
leap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leap
verb leap
- rocket — Maurice [maw-rees;; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris;; French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), ("Rocket") 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
- skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- bound — Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
noun leap
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- upsurge — to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
- upswing — an upward swing or swinging movement, as of a pendulum.
- escalation — A rapid increase; a rise.
Antonyms for leap
verb leap
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
noun leap
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
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