Dictionary entry details
• LEAP (noun)
Meaning:
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
leap; leaping; bounce; spring; bound; saltation
Hypernyms ("leap" is a kind of...):
jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leap"):
caper; capriole (a playful leap or hop)
pounce (the act of pouncing)
Meaning:
An abrupt transition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
jump; leap; saltation
Context example:
a successful leap from college to the major leagues
Hypernyms ("leap" is a kind of...):
transition (a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leap"):
quantum jump ((physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum)
Meaning:
A sudden and decisive increase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
jump; leap
Context example:
a jump in attendance
Hypernyms ("leap" is a kind of...):
increase (a change resulting in an increase)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leap"):
quantum jump; quantum leap (a sudden large increase or advance)
Meaning:
The distance leaped (or to be leaped)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
a leap of 10 feet
Hypernyms ("leap" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leap"):
elevation ((ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump)
• LEAP (verb)
Meaning:
Move forward by leaps and bounds
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
spring; leap; jump; bound
Context examples:
The horse bounded across the meadow / The child leapt across the puddle / Can you jump over the fence?
Hypernyms (to "leap" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "leap"):
vault (bound vigorously)
leapfrog (jump across)
overleap; vault (jump across or leap over (an obstacle))
curvet (perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse)
hop; hop-skip; skip (jump lightly)
caper (jump about playfully)
saltate (leap or skip, often in dancing)
ski jump (jump on skis)
galumph (move around heavily and clumsily)
capriole (perform a capriole, of horses in dressage)
bounce (leap suddenly)
burst (move suddenly, energetically, or violently)
bounce; bound; rebound; recoil; resile; reverberate; ricochet; spring; take a hop (spring back; spring away from an impact)
pronk (jump straight up)
hop (make a jump forward or upward)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The horses leap across the field
Also:
leap out (be highly noticeable)
Meaning:
Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
leap; jump
Context examples:
leap into fame / jump to a conclusion / jump from one thing to another
Hypernyms (to "leap" is one way to...):
change; shift; switch (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Jump down from an elevated point
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
jump off; leap; jump
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "leap" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Cause to jump or leap
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
leap; jump
Context example:
the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
Cause:
bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The men leap the horses across the field
