English noun: leap | |||
1. | leap (act) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | ||
Synonyms | bounce, bound, leaping, saltation, spring | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jump, jumping | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | caper, capriole, pounce | ||
2. | leap (event) an abrupt transition | ||
Samples | A successful leap from college to the major leagues. | ||
Synonyms | jump, saltation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | quantum jump | ||
3. | leap (event) a sudden and decisive increase | ||
Samples | A jump in attendance. | ||
Synonyms | jump | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | quantum jump, quantum leap | ||
4. | leap (attribute) the distance leaped (or to be leaped) | ||
Samples | A leap of 10 feet. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | elevation | ||
English verb: leap | |||
1. | leap (motion) move forward by leaps and bounds | ||
Samples | The horse bounded across the meadow. The child leapt across the puddle. Can you jump over the fence?. | ||
Examples | The horses leap across the field | ||
Synonyms | bound, jump, spring | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bounce, bounce, bound, burst, caper, capriole, curvet, galumph, hop, hop, hop-skip, leapfrog, overleap, pronk, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, saltate, ski jump, skip, spring, take a hop, vault, vault | ||
2. | leap (change) pass abruptly from one state or topic to another | ||
Samples | Leap into fame. Jump to a conclusion. Jump from one thing to another. | ||
Synonyms | jump | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change, shift, switch | ||
3. | leap (motion) jump down from an elevated point | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | jump, jump off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
4. | leap (motion) cause to jump or leap | ||
Samples | The trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop. | ||
Examples | The men leap the horses across the field | ||
Synonyms | jump | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Cause | bound, jump, leap, spring | ||