leap: Meaning and Definition of

leap

1. to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
2. to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity.
3. to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind.

1. to jump over: to leap a fence.
2. to pass over as if by a jump.
3. to cause to leap: to leap a horse.

1. a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
2. the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped.
3. a place leaped or to be leaped over or from.
4. a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall.
5. a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits.
6. very rapidly: We are progressing by leaps and bounds.
7. an action of which the consequences are unknown: The experiment was a leap in the dark.
8. an act or instance of accepting or trusting in something that cannot readily be seen or proved.