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Synonyms for leap
lip; lɛpt, liptleap
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leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bouncenoun
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Synonyms:
dancing, bounciness, dance, fountain, bounds, edge, terpsichore, give, bound, springiness, springtime, spring, saltation, bounce, natural spring, boundary, leaping, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jumpleap, jump, saltationnoun
an abrupt transition
"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
Synonyms:
saltation, jumping, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, terpsichore, bound, leaping, dance, jump, start, dancingjump, leapnoun
a sudden and decisive increase
"a jump in attendance"
Synonyms:
bound, saltation, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, jumping, leaping, jump, startleapverb
the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
"a leap of 10 feet"
jump, leap, bound, springverb
move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
Synonyms:
spring, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, throttle, climb up, restrict, stick out, trammel, stand out, take form, alternate, derail, form, jump-start, ricochet, border, skip, recoil, reverberate, startle, rebound, parachute, confine, pass over, restrain, skip over, jump, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, bound, limit, leap out, take shapeleap, jumpverb
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
"leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"
Synonyms:
rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jumpjump, leap, jump offverb
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"
Synonyms:
rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jumpjump, leapverb
cause to jump or leap
"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
Synonyms:
rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#368 | form | |
#474 | start | |
#555 | give | |
#930 | step | |
#1249 | spring | |
#1618 | break | |
#1622 | dance | |
#1838 | skip | |
#1861 | jump | |
#1953 | edge | |
#2110 | limit | |
#2703 | rise | |
#3261 | bond | |
#3282 | border | |
#3322 | hop | |
#3403 | bound | |
#4728 | dancing | |
#5125 | alternate | |
#5176 | boundary | |
#5556 | blade | |
#8063 | fountain | |
#9332 | pale | |
#9424 | restrict | |
#9429 | rebound | |
#9536 | surge | |
#9567 | vault | |
#9868 | jumping | |
#10365 | leap | |
#10952 | bounce | |
#11459 | bounds | |
#14410 | jumps | |
#16912 | throttle | |
#18164 | bouncing | |
#22439 | parachute | |
#28247 | outflow | |
#29237 | chute | |
#30094 | restrain | |
#31605 | springtime | |
#31728 | recoil | |
#33372 | leaping | |
#33612 | jumpstart | |
#36343 | confine | |
#47072 | ricochet | |
#51280 | derail | |
#53663 | outpouring | |
#66295 | salto | |
#66502 | parachuting | |
#68351 | startle | |
#111104 | trammel | |
#113280 | reverberate | |
#122467 | saut | |
#178494 | terpsichore | |
#241010 | saltation |
How to use leap in a sentence?
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows, We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
In China, they have taken that big leap. So if Delhi had six fabulous new museums full of contemporary art, (and) people started to go, the whole market would be transformed.
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how…We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.
Translations for leap
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- وثبArabic
- скок, скачам, прескокBulgarian
- sailhañ, lammatBreton
- saltar, saltCatalan, Valencian
- skok, přeskočitCzech
- hop, springe, hoppe, springDanish
- einen Satz machen, hüpfen, Satz, Sprungweite, springen, SprungGerman
- πάλλομαι, άλμαGreek
- eksaltiEsperanto
- salto, saltarSpanish
- hüppamaEstonian
- loikata, hyppy, loikka, hyppäysFinnish
- bondir, saut, bond, sauterFrench
- ljeppeWestern Frisian
- léimIrish
- leumScottish Gaelic
- કૂદવું, ઠેકવુંGujarati
- קפץHebrew
- छलांग, कूदनाHindi
- UgrásHungarian
- lompat, loncatIndonesian
- saltare, saltoItalian
- 跳躍, 跳躍距離, 躍進, 飛躍Japanese
- saltusLatin
- sprong, huppen, springen, wippenDutch
- hopp, sprang, hoppeNorwegian
- skok, skoczyć, przeskakiwać, przeskoczyć, krok, skakać, susPolish
- saltar, saltoPortuguese
- sălta, săltare, salt, săriRomanian
- скачо́к, прыгать, прыгнуть, прыжо́к, скакнуть, проры́в, рыво́к, скакатьRussian
- preskakovať, pokrok, skočiť, preskočiť, skákať, skokSlovak
- hopp, hoppa, språnglängd, språng, hopplängd, springaSwedish
- லீப், பாய், தாவுTamil
- sıçramakTurkish
- thành tích, tiến bộ, [[nhảy]] ([[lên]], [[qua]], ...)Vietnamese
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