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leap

(l/i/p )

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards(noun.act)

Synonym:
bounce, bound, leaping, saltation, spring

source: wordnet30
an abrupt transition(noun.event)

Example:
A successful leap from college to the major leagues.

Synonym:
jump, saltation

source: wordnet30
a sudden and decisive increase(noun.event)

Synonym:
jump

source: wordnet30
the distance leaped (or to be leaped)(noun.attribute)

Example:
A leap of 10 feet.

source: wordnet30
A basket.(noun)

source: webster1913
The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound.(noun)

source: webster1913

move forward by leaps and bounds(verb.motion)

Example:
The child leapt across the puddle.

Synonym:
bound, jump, spring

source: wordnet30
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another(verb.change)

Example:
Leap into fame.

source: wordnet30
jump down from an elevated point(verb.motion)

Example:
The widow leapt into the funeral pyre.

Synonym:
jump, jump off

source: wordnet30
cause to jump or leap(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.(verb)

source: webster1913
To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.(verb)

source: webster1913

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