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leap

/liːp/
Meanings
  • Verb

    A long jump or bound forward, especially one made from a solid surface.

    - "He took a leap of faith and started his own business."
    - "The gazelle made a powerful leap to escape the predator."
  • Verb

    Make a sudden advance or progress.

    - "The stock market leaped after the announcement of the merger."
    - "She leaped up when she heard the fire alarm."
Pronunciation
  1. /liːp/



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  2. /liːp/



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Synonyms

bound , hop , jump , spring , bound , hop , jump , spring
Rhymes
Words rhyming with leap
deep , keep , peep , seep , sweep
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Leap (Irish) : A loaf

  2. Leap (Scottish Gaelic) : A hollow

  3. Leap (English) : The act of making a long jump or bound forward

  4. Leap (English) : A sudden advance or progress

  5. Leap (English) : A year that is divisible by 4, except for century years, which are only leap years if they are also divisible by 400

  6. Leap (English) : A long jump or bound forward, especially one made from a solid surface

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Leap (Irish) : A loaf

  2. Leap (Scottish Gaelic) : A hollow

Variants
List of all variants of leap that leads to same result
leap , leaped , leaper , leapers , leaping , leaps , leapt , by leaps and bounds , leap second , leap seconds , leap year , leap years , leap at , leaped at , leaping at , leaps at , leapt at , leap into action , leap out at , leaped out at , leaps out at , leapt out at , leap to her feet , leap to his feet , leap to one's feet , leap to their feet , leap to someone's defense , quantum jump , quantum leap , quantum leaps
Forms
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leapt, leaping, leaps

Etymology
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Old English hlēapan, related to hlēopian 'to creep, climb'.

Trivia
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  1. The longest recorded human leap is 24 feet 10 inches.

  2. In ancient Greece, long jump competitors wore leather straps on their feet to improve their performance.

  3. The term 'leap year' comes from the fact that a regular year has 365 days, while a leap year has 366.

Related Concepts
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  1. Long jump: A track and field event where athletes compete to jump the farthest distance using one leap from a standing start.

  2. Leap year: A year that is divisible by 4, except for century years, which are only leap years if they are also divisible by 400.

Culture
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In literature, 'leap' is often used metaphorically to represent a sudden change or progress, such as in T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' where he writes 'I have measured out my life with coffee spoons; I have measured out my life with leaps and bounds.'

How to Memorize "leap"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine yourself making a long jump, focus on the power in your legs and the feeling of taking off the ground.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'leap' with the image of a gazelle bounding through the savanna.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Lots of Energy And Power' to remember the meaning of 'leap' as a sudden advance or progress.

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