ALL meanings of by leaps and bounds
leap
B b - noun by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progess 3
- noun by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progress 3
- noun by leaps and bounds very rapidly 3
- verb without object by leaps and bounds to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch. 1
- verb without object by leaps and bounds to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity. 1
- verb without object by leaps and bounds 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 by leaps and bounds to jump over: to leap a fence. 1
- verb with object by leaps and bounds to pass over as if by a jump. 1
- verb with object by leaps and bounds to cause to leap: to leap a horse. 1
- noun by leaps and bounds a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement. 1
- noun by leaps and bounds the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped. 1
- noun by leaps and bounds a place leaped or to be leaped over or from. 1
- noun by leaps and bounds a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall. 1
- noun by leaps and bounds a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits. 1
- idioms by leaps and bounds by leaps and bounds, very rapidly: We are progressing by leaps and bounds. 1
- idioms by leaps and bounds leap in the dark, an action of which the consequences are unknown: The experiment was a leap in the dark. 1
- idioms by leaps and bounds leap of faith, an act or instance of accepting or trusting in something that cannot readily be seen or proved. 1