Definition of leap

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Leap (v. t.) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch..

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Dance :: Dance (v. i.) The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music..
Bodily :: Bodily (adv.) In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. Leapt bodily below..
Gallop :: Gallop (v. i.) A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds..
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) The act of leaping on; onset; attack.
Lep :: Lep (obs. strong imp.) of Leap. Leaped.
Flea-beetle :: Flea-beetle (n.) A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species..
Skip :: Skip (v. i.) To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly implying a sportive spirit.
Bettong :: Bettong (n.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo..
Leap :: Leap (n.) A weel or wicker trap for fish.
Vault :: Vault (n.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet.
Leap :: Leap (v. i.) To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig..
Leap :: Leap (v. t.) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch..
Saltate :: Saltate (v. i.) To leap or dance.
Saltant :: Saltant (v.) Leaping; jumping; dancing.
Jump :: "Jump (v. t.) To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream..
Leaper :: Leaper (n.) One who, or that which, leaps..
Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient..
Crane :: Crane (v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap..
Curvet :: Curvet (n.) To make a curvet; to leap; to bound.
Leapingly :: Leapingly (adv.) By leaps.
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