Definition of Leap

Noun

  • the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
    "a leap of 10 feet"
  • a sudden and decisive increase
    "a jump in attendance"
  • an abrupt transition
    "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
  • a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

Verb

  • cause to jump or leap
    "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
  • jump down from an elevated point
    "the parachutist didn't want to jump"
    "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"
    "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
    - jump off
  • pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
    "leap into fame"
    "jump to a conclusion"
    "jump from one thing to another"
  • move forward by leaps and bounds
    "The horse bounded across the meadow"
    "The child leapt across the puddle"
    "Can you jump over the fence?"
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Unscramble leap

21 unscramble word found using the letters leap.

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