as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence
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Recent Examples of leap
Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Surrounding that story is a flying leap into the fantastic, with the unnamed mother, played by Adams, going canine.
—Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
Then, the two stood on top of the horse and leapt off of it into their full dance routine.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Officials are now projecting a $129 million structural deficit by the end of this fiscal year — a leap of $14 million from earlier reports because of debt servicing and other financial obligations from the previous fiscal year that ended in June.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Surrounding that story is a flying leap into the fantastic, with the unnamed mother, played by Adams, going canine.
—Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
Then, the two stood on top of the horse and leapt off of it into their full dance routine.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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