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1. leap
verb. ['ˈliːp'] move forward by leaps and bounds.
Synonyms
- capriole
- resile
- recoil
- skip
- ricochet
- vault
- take a hop
- saltate
- pronk
- caper
- galumph
- hop
- burst
- move
- rebound
- bound
- jump
- curvet
- hop-skip
- bounce
- ski jump
- spring
- reverberate
- leapfrog
Antonyms
- hop out
- push
- raise
- pull
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Leap
- oversleep
- mcsleep
- anandeep
- streep
- phillipe
- felipe
- bopeep
- asleep
- sweep
- steep
- sleep
- schliep
- griep
- creep
- bleep
- weep
- veep
- tepe
- sheep
- sepe
- seipp
- seip
- seep
- riepe
- reep
- reap
- peep
- lepe
- leep
- kniep
Sentences with leap
2. Verb, base form
Dolphins can leap up to 20 feet out of the water.
3. Adjective
With the exception of a leap year, each month has exactly the same number of days each year.
Quotes about leap
1. I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.
- Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby
2. We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.
- Henry David Thoreau
3. I will take the sun in my mouthand leap into the ripe air Alive with closed eyesto dash against darkness
- E.E. Cummings, Poems, 1923-1954
2. leap
noun. ['ˈliːp'] a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
Synonyms
- capriole
- saltation
- bound
- jump
- caper
- bounce
- pounce
- jumping
- spring
Antonyms
- attend to
- arrive
- attend
- implode
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. leap
noun. ['ˈliːp'] an abrupt transition.
Synonyms
- jump
- transition
- quantum jump
Antonyms
- recede
- ride
- follow
- fall
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. leap
verb. ['ˈliːp'] pass abruptly from one state or topic to another.
Synonyms
- jump
- change
- switch
Antonyms
- advance
- rush
- converge
- enter
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. leap
noun. ['ˈliːp'] the distance leaped (or to be leaped).
Synonyms
- elevation
Antonyms
- inactivity
- descend
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. leap
noun. ['ˈliːp'] a sudden and decisive increase.
Synonyms
- jump
- increase
- quantum leap
Antonyms
- ascend
- go
- stay in place
- rise
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. leap
verb. ['ˈliːp'] cause to jump or leap.
Synonyms
- bound
- jump
Antonyms
- arrange
- disengage
- wind
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. leap
verb. ['ˈliːp'] jump down from an elevated point.
Synonyms
- move
- jump
Antonyms
- back
- behave
- discontinue
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))