Leapt

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              Leap in with me into this angry flood. --Shak.
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     2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to
        bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
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              My heart leaps up when I behold
              A rainbow in the sky.                 --Wordsworth.
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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}