leap

Definitions


[liːp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force
(e.g: he leapt on to the parapet)

- move quickly and suddenly
(e.g: Polly leapt to her feet)


Phrases:
- a leap in the dark
- by leaps and bounds
- leap to the eye

Origin:
Old English hlēapan (verb), hlȳp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lopen, German laufen (verb), and Dutch loop, German Lauf (noun), all meaning ‘run’, also to lope


[liːp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a forceful jump or quick movement
(e.g: she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps)

- a group of leopards
(e.g: we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards)


Phrases:
- a leap in the dark
- by leaps and bounds
- leap to the eye

Origin:
Old English hlēapan (verb), hlȳp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lopen, German laufen (verb), and Dutch loop, German Lauf (noun), all meaning ‘run’, also to lope




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