Leap
[liːp] or [lip]
Definition
(noun.) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
(noun.) the distance leaped (or to be leaped); 'a leap of 10 feet'.
(noun.) an abrupt transition; 'a successful leap from college to the major leagues'.
(verb.) pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; 'leap into fame'; 'jump to a conclusion'; 'jump from one thing to another'.
Typed by Ernestine--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A basket.
(n.) A weel or wicker trap for fish.
(v. i.) To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.
(v. i.) To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
(v. t.) To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
(v. t.) To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
(v. t.) To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
(n.) The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound.
(n.) Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
(n.) A fault.
(n.) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals.
Typist: Rudy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Jump, bound, spring, vault, hop, CAPER.
v. a. Jump over, bound across.
n. Jump, spring, bound, vault, hop, CAPER.
Editor: Ozzie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Jump, bound, bounce, spring, vault, hop
ANT:Plunge, dip, dive, duck, walk
Editor: Woodrow
Definition
n. a basket: a wicker net.
v.i. to move with bounds: to spring upward or forward: to jump: to rush with vehemence.—v.t. to bound over: to cause to take a leap: to cover or copulate (of some beasts):—pr.p. leap′ing; pa.t. leaped or leapt (lept); pa.p. leaped rarely leapt.—n. act of leaping: bound: space passed by leaping: sudden transition.—ns. Leap′-frog a play in which one boy places his hands on the back of another stooping in front of him and vaults over his head; Leap′ing-house (Shak.) a brothel; Leap′ing-time (Shak.) youth; Leap′-year every fourth year—of 366 days adding one day in February.—Leap in the dark an act of which we cannot foresee the consequences.
Edited by Ethelred
Examples
- Will it spring, will it leap out if I approach? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They would often spring, and bound, and leap, with prodigious agility. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- I went down to him, choking for breath, with my heart leaping as if it was like to leap out of me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and biceps leap into corded knots beneath the silver moonlight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Straight for his flier he would leap while those of his comrades who fought near by would rush to cover his escape. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- We will look before we leap, and take plenty of time about it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Gudrun's heart leapt in sudden terror, profound terror. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Temptation leapt on him like the stab of a knife. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- In the inky east two vast clouds, sailing contrary ways, met; the lightning leapt forth, and the hoarse thunder muttered. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- She knelt down, and the flame leapt under her rapid hands. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Her heart leapt with relief--yes, there was the slow, strong stroke of the church clock--at last, after this night of eternity. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She spoke hurriedly, as if her heart had leapt into her throat at the boy's words. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I went down to him, choking for breath, with my heart leaping as if it was like to leap out of me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Before I knew it the air was black with fliers, and a hundred of these First Born devils were leaping to the ground all about me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- As on the former occasion he overthrew the cauldron before leaping, sinuous and catlike, into the lower branches of the forest giant. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They cannot be a day's march ahead of us, he exclaimed, the light of battle leaping to his fierce face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Tarzan waited no longer, but leaping into the branches of the trees sped rapidly through the forest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- In the views of hurdle-leaping, the simulation was still more admirable, even to the motion of the tail as the animal gathered for the jump, the raising of his head, all were there. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Then he struck gold, invested it, and came up by leaps and bounds. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The lion was bounding along in easy leaps scarce five paces behind. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Over babbling brooks they took impossible leaps, which seemed to keep them whole days suspended in the air. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The author apparently believes that organisation progresses by sudden leaps, but that the effects produced by the conditions of life are gradual. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- When a bird rises from the ground it leaps up with head stuck out and expanded tail, so that the body is in the position of a boy’s kite when thrown up. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Was short in his leaps and bad in his tumbling,' Mr. Childers interpreted. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Gerald suddenly let go the horse and leaped forwards, almost on to Gudrun. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A fish leaped secretly, revealing the light in the pond. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The cat leaped down and ripped at a bundle of rags with her tigerish claws, with a sound that it set my teeth on edge to hear. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He sprang down from the platform and grasped her roughly by the arm, but scarcely had he touched her than I leaped between them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- She had meant to put him off with a word--but now her heart leaped at the thought of seeing him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- In another second the boat was in deep water, and Dick, who had never let go the gunwale, leaped in with Alexandros. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Shanna