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11leap at — [phrasal verb] leap at (something) : to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.) She leaped at [=jumped at] the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do. He leapt at the offer of a better job. • • • Main Entry: ↑leap …
12Leap — Leap, n. 1. The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound. [1913 Webster] Wickedness comes on by degrees, . . . and sudden leaps from one extreme to another are unnatural. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] Changes of tone …
13Leap — Leap, n. [AS. le[ a]p.] 1. A basket. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. A weel or wicker trap for fish. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …
14leap — vb *jump, spring, bound, vault Analogous words: *rise, arise, mount, soar, ascend Contrasted words: *fall, drop, sink, slump leap n jump, spring, bound, vault (see under JUMP vb) …
15leap — [n] jump; increase bound, caper, escalation, frisk, hop, rise, skip, spring, surge, upsurge, upswing, vault; concepts 194,780 leap [v] jump, jump over; increase advance, arise, ascend, bounce, bound, caper, cavort, clear, escalate, frisk, hop,… …
16leap — index transition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17LEAP — [eliːæ piː, englisch], Abkürzung für englisch Lightweight exo atmospheric projectile [ laɪtweɪt eksəætməs fɛrik prɔdʒɪktaɪl], Bezeichnung für ein in der Entwicklung befindliches luftgestütztes Raketenabwehrsystem der US Streitkräfte zur… …
18leap v — leap year …
19leap — verb. The past form and past participle are in both BrE and AmE either leaped (pronounced leept or lept) or leapt (pronounced lept). Examples: • I can t say that wretch I leaped in after was much of a loss to the human race P. Bailey, 1986 • She… …
20leap|er — «LEE puhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that leaps. 2. = jumping bean. (Cf. ↑jumping bean) …
