ALL meanings of leap
leap
L l - noun leap jump 1
- transitive verb leap jump over 1
- noun leap career: advancement 1
- noun leap action involving risk 1
- 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
- noun leap a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement. 1
- noun leap the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped. 1
- noun leap a place leaped or to be leaped over or from. 1
- noun leap a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall. 1
- noun leap a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits. 1
- idioms leap by leaps and bounds, very rapidly: We are progressing by leaps and bounds. 1
- idioms leap leap in the dark, an action of which the consequences are unknown: The experiment was a leap in the dark. 1
- idioms leap leap of faith, an act or instance of accepting or trusting in something that cannot readily be seen or proved. 1
- noun leap Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force. 1
- noun Definition of leap in Technology Language for the Expression of Associative Procedures. ALGOL-based formalism for sets and associative retrieval, for TX-2. Became part of SAIL. "An ALGOL-based Associative Language", J.A. Feldman et al, CACM 12(8):439-449 (Aug 1969). 1
- noun leap The act of leaping or jumping. 0
- noun leap The distance traversed by a leap or jump. 0
- noun leap (figuratively) A significant move forward. 0
- noun leap (mining) A fault. 0
- noun leap Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast. 0
- noun leap (music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals. 0
- noun leap (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A basket. 0
- noun leap A weel or wicker trap for fish. 0
- noun leap basket. 0
- noun leap a trap or snare for fish. 0
- noun leap half a bushel. 0
- verb leap (Intransitive Verb) To jump. 0
- verb leap (Transitive Verb) To pass over by a leap or jump. 0
- verb leap (Transitive Verb) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover. 0
- verb leap (Transitive Verb) To cause to leap. 0
- verb leap If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance. 0
- verb leap Leap is also a noun. 0
- verb leap If you leap somewhere, you move there suddenly and quickly. 0
- verb leap If a vehicle leaps somewhere, it moves there in a short sudden movement. 0
- countable noun leap A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. 0
- verb leap If you leap to a particular place or position, you make a large and important change, increase, or advance. 0
- verb leap If you say that your heart leaps, you mean that you experience a sudden, very strong feeling of surprise, fear, or happiness. 0
- verb leap If you leap at a chance or opportunity, you accept it quickly and eagerly. 0
- verb leap to jump suddenly from one place to another 0
- verb leap to move or react quickly 0
- verb leap to jump over 0
- verb leap to come into prominence rapidly 0
- verb leap to cause (an animal, esp a horse) to jump a barrier 0
- noun leap the act of jumping 0
- noun leap a spot from which a leap was or may be made 0