Definition of Leap

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Definition of Leap

Leap

A basket.

A weel or wicker trap for fish.

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.

To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.

To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.

To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.

To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.

The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound.

Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.

A fault.

A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals.

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Leap Quotations

We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.
Henry David Thoreau

I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.
Les Brown

It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that's OK because you appreciate it when it comes.
Jim Carrey

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong

I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.
Margaret J. Wheatley

Things can fall apart, or threaten to, for many reasons, and then there's got to be a leap of faith. Ultimately, when you're at the edge, you have to go forward or backward; if you go forward, you have to jump together.
Yo-Yo Ma

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.
Henry Miller

One way we can enliven the imagination is to push it toward the illogical. We're not scientists. We don't always have to make the logical, reasonable leap.
Stella Adler

I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
Thomas Hobbes

Leap, and the net will appear.
John Burroughs

Leap Translations

leap in Afrikaans is sprong
leap in Danish is springe, spring
leap in Dutch is springen
leap in French is sauter
leap in German is springen, hervorspringen
leap in Italian is saltare
leap in Norwegian is sprang, hopp, hoppe
leap in Portuguese is pulo
leap in Spanish is brincar, saltar, salto

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