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leap
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- pronunciation:
- lip
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
leaps, leaping, leaped, leapt |
| definition 1: |
When something leaps, it jumps into the air and usually across a distance. Frogs are famous for leaping, but people can leap too.
To cross the creek, we had to leap from one rock to another.We watched the deer leap into the woods.Melanie leapt over the mud puddle.
- synonyms:
- bound, jump, spring
- similar words:
- bounce, hop, skip
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| definition 2: |
When you leap something, you make a long jump over it.
The horse easily leaped the stone wall.- synonyms:
- jump
- similar words:
- hop, spring
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| definition 3: |
When you leap, you move or act suddenly or quickly with a leap, or as though with a leap.
Harris leapt out of bed when he heard his alarm go off.- similar words:
- bound, hop, jerk, jump, spring, start
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| related words: |
bolt, lunge, plunge |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A leap is a quick jump.
The squirrel's leap into the tree scared the birds away.- synonyms:
- hop, jump
- similar words:
- skip
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| related words: |
hop |
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