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leapfrog
('l/i/p'fr/A/g )

noun (n)

  • advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors(noun.act)
    Example:
    The company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends.
    source: wordnet30
  • a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • jump across(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He leapfrogged his classmates.
    Synonym:
    hop
    source: wordnet30
  • progress by large jumps instead of small increments(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
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