Word Meaning

leap definition and meaning

n. A basket.
n. A weel or wicker trap for fish.
v. i. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.
v. i. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
v. t. To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
v. t. To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
v. t. To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
n. The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound.
n. Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
n. A fault.
n. A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals.

Crossword clues for leap

- 366 days, ... year
- Bound
- Bound to be part of rifle aperture
- Forceful jump
- Jump
- Jump equal first in circuit
- Jump forcefully
- Jump or spring a long way
- Jump over
- Spring
- upswing