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leap
verb
-
leap
,
leaping
,
leaps
,
leaped
,
leapt
to
jump
high
or
far
off
the
ground
,
usually
using
a
single
strong
push
•
The
long-jump
athlete
leaped
over
the
sand
pit
and
landed
cleanly
.
The
long-jump
athlete
leaped
over
the
sand
pit
and
landed
cleanly
.
•
The
playful
dog
ran
and
leapt
across
the
small
stream
without
touching
the
water
.
The
playful
dog
ran
and
leapt
across
the
small
stream
without
touching
the
water
.
Old
English
hlēapan
,
related
to
Dutch
lopen
and
German
laufen
meaning
“
to
run
,
leap
”.
verb
-
leap
,
leaping
,
leaps
,
leaped
,
leapt
to
move
quickly
or
suddenly
from
one
position
or
action
to
another
•
When
the
phone
rang
,
she
leapt
to
answer
it
before
the
second
ring
.
When
the
phone
rang
,
she
leapt
to
answer
it
before
the
second
ring
.
•
The
cat
leaped
off
the
windowsill
the
moment
it
heard
the
food
bag
rustle
.
The
cat
leaped
off
the
windowsill
the
moment
it
heard
the
food
bag
rustle
.
Figurative
use
recorded
since
the
late
16th
century
,
extending
the
physical
meaning
of
jumping
to
sudden
movement
.
verb
-
leap
,
leaping
,
leaps
,
leaped
,
leapt
to
rise
or
increase
suddenly
and
by
a
large
amount
•
Fuel
prices
leapt
overnight
after
the
storm
damaged
the
refinery
.
Fuel
prices
leapt
overnight
after
the
storm
damaged
the
refinery
.
•
Attendance
at
the
concert
leaped
from
a
few
hundred
to
several
thousand
within
days
.
Attendance
at
the
concert
leaped
from
a
few
hundred
to
several
thousand
within
days
.
The
figurative
sense
of
numbers
or
prices
jumping
upward
appeared
in
the
19th
century
.
