LEAPFROG (leapfrogged, leapfrogging)
Dictionary entry overview: What does leapfrog mean?
• LEAPFROG (noun)
The noun LEAPFROG has 2 senses:
1. advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
2. a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
Familiarity information: LEAPFROG used as a noun is rare.
• LEAPFROG (verb)
The verb LEAPFROG has 2 senses:
1. jump across
2. progress by large jumps instead of small increments
Familiarity information: LEAPFROG used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEAPFROG (noun)
Meaning:
Advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends
Hypernyms ("leapfrog" is a kind of...):
advance; advancement; forward motion; onward motion; procession; progress; progression (the act of moving forward toward a goal)
Meaning:
A game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("leapfrog" is a kind of...):
child's game (a game enjoyed by children)
• LEAPFROG (verb)
Meaning:
Jump across
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
He leapfrogged his classmates
Hypernyms (to "leapfrog" is one way to...):
bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Progress by large jumps instead of small increments
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "leapfrog" is one way to...):
advance; come along; come on; get along; get on; progress; shape up (develop in a positive way)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
