| VERB | motion | saltate | move by saltation |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | saltate | leap or skip / skip, often in dancing |
| Meaning | Move by saltation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The sand grains are saltated by the wind" | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | saltar | |
| Nouns | saltation | (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface |
| Meaning | leap or skip / skip, often in dancing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | jump, leap, bound, spring | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
| Nouns | saltation | a light / light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
| saltation | taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | |
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