Pronunciation: (lēp), [key]
v., leaped or leapt, leap•ing,

2. to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity.

1. to jump over: to leap a fence.
2. to pass over as if by a jump.
3. to cause to leap: to leap a horse.

1. a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
2. the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped.
3. a place leaped or to be leaped over or from.
4. a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall.
5. a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits.
6. by leaps and bounds, very rapidly: We are progressing by leaps and bounds.


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