leap (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *leap*:
VERB	motion	leap, jump, bound, spring	move forward by leaps and bounds
change	leap, jump	pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another
motion	leap, jump, jump off	jump down from an elevated point
motion	leap, jump	cause to jump or leap
NOUN	act	leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce	a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
event	leap, jump, saltation	an abrupt transition
event	leap, jump	a sudden and decisive increase / increase / increase
attribute	leap	the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

leap > pronunciation
Sounds	liy'p
Rhymes	asleep ... weep: 22 rhymes with iyp...

English > *leap*: 8 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards.
Synonyms	leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
Narrower	caper, capriole	A playful leap or hop
Narrower	pounce	The act of pouncing
Broader	jump, jumping	The act of jumping
Spanish	brinco, salto
Catalan	bot, salt
Verbs	leap	move forward by leaps and bounds
Verbs	leap	cause to jump or leap

English > *leap*: 8 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	An abrupt transition.
Example	"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
Synonyms	jump, saltation
Narrower	quantum jump	(physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
Broader	transition	A change from one place or state or subject / subject or stage / stage to another
Spanish	brinco, giro, salto
Catalan	salt
Verbs	leap	pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another

English > *leap*: 8 senses > noun 3, event
Meaning	A sudden and decisive increase / increase / increase.
Synonym	jump
Narrower	quantum leap, quantum jump	A sudden large increase / increase / increase or advance
Broader	increase	A change resulting in an increase / increase
Spanish	ascenso, aumento, subida
Catalan	ascens, augment, pujada

English > *leap*: 8 senses > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	The distance leaped (or to be leaped).
Example	"a leap of 10 feet"
Narrower	elevation	(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
Broader	distance	The property created by the space between two objects or points
Spanish	salto
Catalan	salt
Verbs	leap	move forward by leaps and bounds
Verbs	leap	cause to jump or leap

English > *leap*: 8 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move forward by leaps and bounds.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The horses leap across the field
Example	"The child leapt across the puddle"
Synonyms	jump, bound, spring
Caused by	jump, leap	Cause to jump or leap
Narrower	bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet	spring back
	bounce	leap suddenly
	burst	Move suddenly, energetically, or violently
	caper	Jump about playfully
	capriole	Perform a capriole, of horses in dressage
	curvet	Perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
	galumph	Move around heavily and clumsily
	hop, skip, hop-skip	Jump lightly
	hop	make a jump forward or upward
	leapfrog	Jump across
	pronk	Jump straight up
	saltate	leap or skip / skip, often in dancing
	ski jump	jump on skis
	vault	Bound vigorously
	vault, overleap	Jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
See also	leap out	be highly noticeable / noticeable
Spanish	botar, brincar, saltar
Catalan	abalançar-se, botar, precipitar-se, saltar
Nouns	leap	a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
	leap	the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
	leaper	someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)

English > *leap*: 8 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Pass abruptly from one state or topic / topic to another.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"leap into fame"
Synonym	jump
Broader	switch, shift, change	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Spanish	saltar
Nouns	leap	an abrupt transition

English > *leap*: 8 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Jump down from an elevated point.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
Synonyms	jump, jump off
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

English > *leap*: 8 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Cause to jump or leap.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The men leap the horses across the field
Synonym	jump
Cause to	jump, leap, bound, spring	Move forward by leaps and bounds
Spanish	hacer saltar, saltar
Catalan	fer saltar, saltar
Nouns	leap	a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Nouns	leap	the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

HyperDic: leap