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Leap
liːp
- jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force
"he leapt on to the parapet"
jump over jump vault over vault spring over bound over hurdle skip (over) cross over sail over hop (over) leapfrog high jump clear negotiate- jump across
"Peter leapt the last few stairs"
- move quickly and suddenly
"Polly leapt to her feet"
- make a sudden rush to do something; act eagerly and suddenly
"everybody leapt into action"
- accept (an opportunity) eagerly
"they leapt at the opportunity to combine fun with fund-raising"
- (of a price, amount, etc.) increase dramatically
"sales leapt by a third last year"
- (especially of writing) be conspicuous; stand out
"amid the notes, a couple of items leap out"
- a forceful jump or quick movement
"she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps"
- a dramatic increase in price, amount, etc.
"a leap of 75 per cent in two years"
- a sudden abrupt change or transition
"it doesn't take a great leap of imagination to recognize that you have held an important leadership role"
- a thing to be leaped over or from
"Lover's Leap"
- a group of leopards
"we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards"