Noun
leap -
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
leaping ,
spring ,
saltation ,
bound ,
bounce
jumping ,
jump the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
capriole ,
caper (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
leap -
the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
distance the property created by the space between two objects or points
leap -
an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
jump ,
saltation
transition a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
leap -
a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
jump
increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
Verb
leap -
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame" ; "jump to a conclusion" ; "jump from one thing to another"
jump
switch ,
change ,
shift make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
leap -
move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow" ; "The child leapt across the puddle" ; "Can you jump over the fence?"
jump ,
bound ,
spring
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
jump out ,
leap out ,
stick out ,
stand out ,
jump jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"
bestride ,
climb on ,
hop on ,
jump on ,
mount up ,
get on ,
mount get up on the back of; "mount a horse"
pronk jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk"
ricochet ,
take a hop ,
rebound ,
bound ,
recoil ,
resile ,
spring ,
reverberate ,
bounce form the boundary of; be contiguous to
burst come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
capriole perform a capriole, in ballet
galumph move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen"
ski jump jump on skis
saltate leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion"
vault bound vigorously
leapfrog progress by large jumps instead of small increments
vault ,
overleap bound vigorously
curvet perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
hop-skip ,
hop ,
skip travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago" ; "He hopped rides all over the country"
caper jump about playfully
hop travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago" ; "He hopped rides all over the country"
leap -
cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
jump
bound ,
leap ,
spring ,
jump form the boundary of; be contiguous to
leap -
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 ,
jump off
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
