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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Leap \Leap\ (l[=e]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaped (l[=e]pt;
     277), rarely Leapt (l[=e]pt or l[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Leaping.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle['a]pan to leap, jump,
     run; akin to OS. [=a]hl[=o]pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G.
     laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. l["o]pa,
     Dan. l["o]be, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. Elope, Lope,
     Lapwing, Loaf to loiter.]
     1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to
        vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a
        horse. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Leap in with me into this angry flood. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to
        bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My heart leaps up when I behold
              A rainbow in the sky.                 --Wordsworth.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Leap \Leap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaped, rarely Leapt; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Leaping.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle['a]pan
     to leap, jump, run; akin to OS. [=a]hl?pan, OFries. hlapa, D.
     loopen, G. laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw.
     l["o]pa, Dan. l["o]be, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. Elope, Lope,
     Lapwing, Loaf to loiter.]
     1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to
        vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a
        horse. --Bacon.
  
              Leap in with me into this angry flood. --Shak.
  
     2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to
        bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
  
              My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the
              sky.                                  --Wordsworth.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  leap
       n 1: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: leaping,
             spring, saltation, bound, bounce]
       2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the
          major leagues" [syn: jump, saltation]
       3: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn:
           jump]
       4: the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
       v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
            the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can
            you jump over the fence?" [syn: jump, bound, spring]
       2: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into
          fame"; "jump to a conclusion" [syn: jump]
       3: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through
          the hoop" [syn: jump]
       [also: leapt]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  leapt
       See leap

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leapt
     vb.
     (infl of en leap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  leapt
     vb.
     (infl of en leap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  leapt
     vb.
     (infl of en leap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  leapt
     vb.
     (infl of en leap  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leapt
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-imperf-pperf en leap)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leapt
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en leap ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb leap)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Leapt /lˈɛpt/
  قافز

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  leapt /lˈɛpt/ 
  přeskočený