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leap in the dark

leap in the dark
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [leep in stressed th ee dahrk]
    • /lip ɪn stressed ði dɑrk/
    • /liːp ɪn ðə dɑːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leep in stressed th ee dahrk]
    • /lip ɪn stressed ði dɑrk/

Definitions of leap in the dark words

  • verb without object leap in the dark to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. 1
  • verb without object leap in the dark to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity. 1
  • verb without object leap in the dark 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 in the dark to jump over: to leap a fence. 1
  • verb with object leap in the dark to pass over as if by a jump. 1
  • verb with object leap in the dark to cause to leap: to leap a horse. 1
See all 17 definitions of leap in the dark

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Origin of leap in the dark

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 in the dark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Leap in the dark

leap in the dark 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".

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Synonyms for leap in the dark

noun leap in the dark

  • bet — If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.
  • chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
  • gamble — to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
  • guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
  • long shot — a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
All 9 Synonyms of leap in the dark

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