leap /lip/
1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
synset: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
2. an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
3. a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance"
4. the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
synset: leap
1. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
synset: jump, leap, bound, spring
2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"
3. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
4. cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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