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1. leap
verb. ['ˈliːp'] move forward by leaps and bounds.
Synonyms
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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.
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. leap
noun. ['ˈliːp'] an abrupt transition.
Synonyms
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.
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. leap
noun. ['ˈliːp'] the distance leaped (or to be leaped).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. leap
noun. ['ˈliːp'] a sudden and decisive increase.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- lepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hleapan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))