leap
verb
[ liːp ]
• jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.
• "he leapt on to the parapet"
Similar:
jump over,
jump,
vault over,
vault,
spring over,
bound over,
hurdle,
skip (over),
cross over,
sail over,
hop (over),
leapfrog,
high jump,
clear,
negotiate,
• move quickly and suddenly.
• "Polly leapt to her feet"
leap
noun
• a forceful jump or quick movement.
• "she came downstairs in a series of flying leaps"
• a group of leopards.
• "we stopped to photograph a leap of leopards"
Origin:
Old English hlēapan (verb), hlȳp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lopen, German laufen (verb), and Dutch loop, German Lauf (noun), all meaning ‘run’, also to lope.
