English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "leap"

leap

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leap noun

¹ big jump

ADJ. big, giant, prodigious | little | flying, running He made a flying leap at the ball.

VERB + LEAP make, take

PREP. ~ from, ~ into a leap into the air | ~ to

² great change/increase in sth

ADJ. big, enormous, giant, great, huge, quantum There has been a quantum leap in profits since 1995. | small | bold, dramatic, sudden a dramatic leap in the number of people out of work | imaginative, intuitive | technological

VERB + LEAP make They've made a great leap forward with their road building in the last few years.

PREP. ~ from a leap from $632 to $735 | ~ in a leap in prices | ~ of a leap of 750% | ~ to

PHRASES a leap forward, by leaps and bounds, come on/improve in leaps and bounds His technique has come on in leaps and bounds this season.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards; leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
• an abrupt transition; jump, saltation

  a successful leap from college to the major leagues

• a sudden and decisive increase; jump

  a jump in attendance

• the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

  a leap of 10 feet

v.

• move forward by leaps and bounds; jump, bound, spring

  The horse bounded across the meadow

  The child leapt across the puddle

  Can you jump over the fence?

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; jump

  leap into fame

  jump to a conclusion

  jump from one thing to another

• jump down from an elevated point; jump, jump off

  the parachutist didn't want to jump

  every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge

  the widow leapt into the funeral pyre

• cause to jump or leap; jump

  the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

leaps|leapt|leaped|leaping
syn.: bound dive hop hurdle jump plunge pounce spring vault