- LEAP: BY LEAPS
- [ADV]ADSULTIMASSULTIM
English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
LEAP: BY LEAPS
Look at other dictionaries:
leap — I UK [liːp] / US [lɪp] verb Word forms leap : present tense I/you/we/they leap he/she/it leaps present participle leaping past tense leaped or leapt UK [lept] / US past participle leaped or leapt ** 1) [intransitive] to move somewhere suddenly… … English dictionary
leap — {{11}}leap (n.) c.1200, from O.E. hliep, hlyp (W.Saxon), *hlep (Mercian, Northumbrian) a leap, bound, spring, sudden movement; thing to leap from; common Germanic (Cf. O.Fris. hlep, Du. loop, O.H.G. hlouf, Ger. lauf); from the root of LEAP (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leap — ► VERB (past or past part. leaped or leapt) 1) jump or spring a long way. 2) jump across. 3) move quickly and suddenly. 4) (leap at) accept eagerly. 5) increase dramatically … English terms dictionary
leap out at — ˌleap ˈout at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leap out at he/she/it leaps out at present participle leaping out at past tense … Useful english dictionary
Leap Frog (board game) — Leap Frog is a two player abstract strategy game. It can actually be played by several players at once. The game is an old classic, and may have derived from Solitaire and draughts. It is essentially a multi player version of Solitaire. A square… … Wikipedia
LEAP — may refer to: * Jumping * Leap (village) in County Cork, Ireland *The collective noun for a group of leopards * Great Leap Forward the period of the 2nd 5 year plan in ChinaLEAP may mean:* : a software tool for energy and environmental planning.… … Wikipedia
Leap — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leap year — Bissextile; a year containing 366 days; every fourth year which leaps over a day more than a common year, giving to February twenty nine days. See {Bissextile}. [1913 Webster] Note: Every year whose number is divisible by four without a remainde … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leap — [lēp] vi. leapt [lept, lēpt] or leaped, leaping [ME lepen < OE hleapan, akin to MDu lopen, Ger laufen] 1. to move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using one s leg muscles; jump; spring 2. to move suddenly or swiftly, as if by jumping; … English World dictionary
leap in — ˌleap ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they leap in he/she/it leaps in present participle leaping in past tense … Useful english dictionary
