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- [leep-frog, -frawg]
- /ˈlipˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg/
- /ˈliːp.frɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [leep-frog, -frawg]
- /ˈlipˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg/
Definitions of leapfrog word
- noun leapfrog a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist. 1
- noun leapfrog an advance from one place, position, or situation to another without progressing through all or any of the places or stages in between: a leapfrog from bank teller to vice president in one short year. 1
- verb with object leapfrog to jump over (a person or thing) in or as if in leapfrog: He leapfrogged the fence to reach the crying child. 1
- verb with object leapfrog to move or cause to move as if in leapfrog: Manufacturers are leapfrogging prices because the cost of raw materials has doubled. 1
- verb without object leapfrog to move or advance in or as if in leapfrog: Our tour leapfrogged through six cities in four days. 1
- noun leapfrog A game in which players in turn vault with parted legs over the backs of others who are bending down. 1
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Origin of leapfrog
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; leap + frog1
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Parts of speech for Leapfrog
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leapfrog popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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".
leapfrog usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for leapfrog
noun leapfrog
- plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- 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.
- upsurge — to surge up; increase; rise: Water upsurged. Crime upsurged.
- bounce — When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
verb leapfrog
- 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.
- leap — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- get ahead — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- catapult — A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts.
Antonyms for leapfrog
noun leapfrog
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
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