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Meaning
Verb
●
To jump.
●
To
pass over
by a
leap
or jump.
●
To
copulate with
(a
female
beast)
●
To
copulate with
(a human)
●
To cause to leap.
Noun
●
The
act
of
leaping
or jumping.
●
The
distance
traversed
by a
leap
or jump.
●
A group of leopards.
●
In Gaits:
A significant
move
forward.
●
A large
step in
reasoning
, often one that is not
justified
by the facts.
●
In Mining:
A fault.
●
Copulation with, or
coverture
of, a
female
beast.
●
In Music:
A
passing
from one
note
to another by an
interval
, especially by a long one, or by one including several other
intermediate
interval
s.
●
In Containers & Fishing:
A
salmon
ladder.
●
A
trap
or
snare
for
fish
, made from
twigs
; a weely.
●
In Units of measure:
Half a bushel.
Adj
●
Intercalary, bissextile.
Name
●
Initialism of Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
leap
English
lepen
Middle English (1100-1500)
hleapan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bound
Hop
Jump
Spring
Leep
Jumping
Pounce
Jumps
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Step
Move
Climb
Dive
Transition
Breakthrough
Plunge
Push
Transformation
Rush
Detour
Tumble
Hurtle
Shift
Stretch
Swing
Venture
Fly
Blunder
Milestone
Turn
Clamber
Revolution
Advance
Journey
Sprint
Surge
Bounce
Bump
Walk
Roll
Comeback
Advancement
Wander
Breakthroughs
Boost
Dash
Glide
Turnaround
Soar
Stride
Trend
Crawl
Slide
Ride
Float
Come
Ascend
Drop
Initiative
Evolution
Drift
Improvement
Pull
Step Back
Paradigm Shift
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Rhymes
Eep
Neap
Jeep
Reap
Leap
Teep
Heap
Jeep
Keep
Geep
Beep
Peep
Deep
Seep
Weep
Meep
Veep
Sneap
Steep
Bleep
Sleep
Treap
Cheep
Sheep
Aheap
Sweep
Creep
Queep
Cheap
Clepe
Tweep
Asleep
Beweep
Sandeep
Balls-Deep
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