Definitions for leaping
Overview of noun leaping
The noun leaping has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
(a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)
Overview of verb leap
The verb leap has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (22) jump, leap, bound, spring
(move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
2. (1) leap, jump
(pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another")
3. jump, leap, jump off
(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")
4. jump, leap
(cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop")
