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leaps

/liːps/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A bound or leap made by an animal or person.

    - "The deer took a series of leaps over the fence."
    - "The gymnast made several leaps on the balance beam."
  • Noun

    A move forward in time, especially a leap year.

    - "We have a leap year every four years."
    - "The clock made a leap forward during daylight saving time."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with leaps
deaps , seaps , keeps , peeps
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Leaps (Scottish Gaelic) : A ridge or mound of land

  2. Leaps (Scottish Gaelic) : A leap or jump

Variants
List of all variants of leaps that leads to same result
leap , leaped , leaper , leapers , leaping , leaps , leapt , by leaps and bounds , look before one leaps , her heart leaped , her heart leaps , her heart lept , his heart leaped , his heart leaps , his heart lept , my heart leaped , my heart lept , one's heart leaped , one's heart leaps , one's heart leat , our hearts leaped , our hearts lept , their heart leaps , their hearts leaped , their hearts lept , quantum jump , quantum leap , quantum leaps , leap at , leaped at , leaping at , leaps at , leapt at , leap out at , leaped out at , leaps out at , leapt out at
Forms
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Leapt, Leaping, Leaps (present tense verb forms), Leapt, Leapt, Leapt (past tense verb forms), Leap, Leaps (noun forms)

Etymology
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Old English hleapan, related to hlēos, hlēot, jumping, springing.

Trivia
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  1. The longest leap recorded by a human is 24 feet, 11 inches.

  2. The longest leap by an animal is 29 feet, 8 inches, which was recorded for a kangaroo named Benny.

Related Concepts
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  1. Bound: Related to the idea of a leap being a bound or jump.

  2. Leap Year: A year that has an extra day added to it to keep the calendar in sync with the solar year.

Culture
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In literature, leaps are often used to describe sudden changes or progressions, such as in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, where Scout makes a leap in her understanding of racial equality.

How to Memorize "leaps"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a deer bounding over a fence.
    - Visualize a gymnast performing a leap on the balance beam.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'leap' with the image of a bound or jump.
    - Connect the word 'leap' with the concept of moving forward in time.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Leap Over Fences' to remember the past tense form 'leapt'.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Leap Year' to remember the concept of an extra day in a year.

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