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OVERLEAP

Dictionary entry overview: What does overleap mean?

• OVERLEAP (verb)
The verb OVERLEAP has 3 senses:

1. defeat (oneself) by going too far
2. jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
3. leave undone or leave out

Familiarity information: OVERLEAP used as a verb is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• OVERLEAP (verb)

Sense 1

overleap ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Defeat (oneself) by going too far

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "overleap" is one way to...):

exaggerate; overdo (do something to an excessive degree)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

overleap ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

vault; overleap

Hypernyms (to "overleap" is one way to...):

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overleap"):

hurdle (jump a hurdle)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

overleap ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Leave undone or leave out

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

neglect; leave out; omit; pretermit; overleap; overlook; miss; drop

Context examples:

How could I miss that typo? / The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overleap"):

forget (forget to do something)

jump; pass over; skip; skip over (bypass)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

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