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1. A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
   - leap, spring, saltation, bound, bounce

1. Push upwards with the legs and feet to move upwards (and maybe forwards) with feet clear of the ground
   "The child leapt across the puddle";
   - jump, bound, spring
    
2. Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
   "leap into fame";
   - jump
    
3. Descend from an elevated point
   "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre";
   - jump, jump off
    
4. Cause to jump or leap

Derived forms: leapings

See also: leap out

Type of: change, jump, jumping, move, shift, switch

Encyclopedia: Leaping