"leap" meaning in English

See leap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /liːp/ Audio: en-us-leap.ogg [US] Forms: leap [singular], leaps [plural]
enPR: lēp Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A leap is a jump.
    Sense id: simple-leap-en-noun-ZUDEE06n

Verb

IPA: /liːp/ Audio: en-us-leap.ogg [US] Forms: leaped [past], leaped [past, participle], leap [canonical], leaps [third-person, singular], leapt [past], leapt [past, participle], leaping [present, participle]
enPR: lēp Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb2|leap|leaps|leapt|leapt|leaping}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you leap, you jump from one place to another.
    Sense id: simple-leap-en-verb-SiII1qr- Categories (other): Verbs
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