All leap synonyms
leap
L l verb leap
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- 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.
- 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.
- surge — a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
- hop — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
- vault — the act of vaulting.
- soar — to fly upward, as a bird.
- caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- cavort — When people cavort, they leap about in a noisy and excited way.
- spring — String PRocessING language
- mount — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- lop — to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
- hurdle — a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- frisk — to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- escalate — Increase rapidly.
- shoot up — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- go up — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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.
- hike — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- climb — If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
- spike — an ear, as of wheat or other grain.