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LEAP, v.i. [L. labor, perhaps. Heb.] 1. To spring or rise from the ground with both feet, as man, or with all the feet, as other animals; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.A man leapeth better with weights in his hands than without.2. To spring or move suddenly; as, to leap from a horse.3. To rush with violence.And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them and overcame them - Acts 19.4. To spring; to bound; to skip; as, to leap for joy.5. To fly; to start. Job. 41.He parted frowning from me, as if ruin leaped from his eyes.[Our common people retain the Saxon aspirate of this word in the phrase, to clip it, to run fast.]LEAP, v.t. 1. To pass over by leaping; to spring or bound from one side to the other; as, to leap a wall, a gate or a gulf; to leap a stream. [But the phrase is elliptical, and over is understood.]2. To compress; as the male of certain beasts.LEAP, n. 1. A jump; a spring; a bound; act of leaping.2. Space passed by leaping.3. A sudden transition of passing.4. The space that may be passed at a bound.'Tis the convenient leap I mean to try.5. Embrace of animals.6. Hazard, or effect of leaping.7. A basket; a weel for fish. [Not in use.]
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LEAP, v.i. [L. labor, perhaps. Heb.] 1. To spring or rise from the ground with both feet, as man, or with all the feet, as other animals; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.A man leapeth better with weights in his hands than without.2. To spring or move suddenly; as, to leap from a horse.3. To rush with violence.And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them and overcame them - Acts 19.4. To spring; to bound; to skip; as, to leap for joy.5. To fly; to start. Job. 41.He parted frowning from me, as if ruin leaped from his eyes.[Our common people retain the Saxon aspirate of this word in the phrase, to clip it, to run fast.]LEAP, v.t. 1. To pass over by leaping; to spring or bound from one side to the other; as, to leap a wall, a gate or a gulf; to leap a stream. [But the phrase is elliptical, and over is understood.]2. To compress; as the male of certain beasts.LEAP, n. 1. A jump; a spring; a bound; act of leaping.2. Space passed by leaping.3. A sudden transition of passing.4. The space that may be passed at a bound.'Tis the convenient leap I mean to try.5. Embrace of animals.6. Hazard, or effect of leaping.7. A basket; a weel for fish. [Not in use.] |
LEAP, n.- A jump; a spring; a bound; act of leaping.
- Space passed by leaping.
- A sudden transition or passing. – Swift.
- The space that may be passed at a bound.
'Tis the convenient leap I mean to try. – Dryden.
- Embrace of animals. – Dryden.
- Hazard, or effect of leaping. – Musk.
- A basket; a weel for fish. [Not in use.] – Wicliffe.
LEAP, v.i. [Sax. hleapan, Goth. hlaupan, to leap; G. laufen; D. loopen, Sw. löpa, Dan. löber, to run, to pass rapidly, to flow, slip or glide; W. llwf, a leap. From these significations, it may be inferred that this word belongs to the family of L. labor, perhaps Heb. Ch. Syr. Sam. Eth. תלף. Class Lb, No. 30. Qu. L. lupus, a wolf, the leaper.]- To spring or rise from the ground with both feet, as a man, or with all the feet, as other animals; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.
A man leapeth better with weights in his hands than without. – Bacon.
- To spring or move suddenly; as, to leap from a horse.
- To rush with violence.
And the men in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them and overcame them. – Acts xix.
- To spring; to bound to skip; as, to leap for joy.
- To fly; to start. – Job ii.
He parted frowning from me, as if ruin / Leaped from his eyes. – Shak.
[Our common people retain the Saxon aspirate of this word in the phrase, to clip it, to run fast.]
LEAP, v.i.- To pass over by leaping; to spring or bound from one side to the other; as, to hap a all, a gate or a gulf; to leap a stream. [But the phrase is elliptical, and over is understood.]
- To compress; as the male of certain beasts. – Dryden,
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Leap
- A basket.
- To spring clear of
the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps
over a fence, or leaps upon a horse.
- To
pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a
ditch.
- The
act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a
bound.
- A weel or wicker trap for fish.
- To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump
or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
- To copulate with (a female beast); to
cover.
- Copulation with, or coverture of, a female
beast.
- To cause to leap; as, to leap a
horse across a ditch.
- A fault.
- A passing from one note to
another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including
several other and intermediate intervals.
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Leap LEAP, verb intransitive [Latin labor, perhaps. Heb.] 1. To spring or rise from the ground with both feet, as man, or with all the feet, as other animals; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. A man leapeth better with weights in his hands than without. 2. To spring or move suddenly; as, to leap from a horse. 3. To rush with violence. And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them and overcame them - Acts 19:16. 4. To spring; to bound; to skip; as, to leap for joy. 5. To fly; to start. Job 41:19. He parted frowning from me, as if ruin leaped from his eyes. [Our common people retain the Saxon aspirate of this word in the phrase, to clip it, to run fast.] LEAP, verb transitive 1. To pass over by leaping; to spring or bound from one side to the other; as, to leap a wall, a gate or a gulf; to leap a stream. [But the phrase is elliptical, and over is understood.] 2. To compress; as the male of certain beasts. LEAP, noun 1. A jump; a spring; a bound; act of leaping. 2. Space passed by leaping. 3. A sudden transition of passing. 4. The space that may be passed at a bound. 'Tis the convenient leap I mean to try. 5. Embrace of animals. 6. Hazard, or effect of leaping. 7. A basket; a weel for fish. [Not in use.] |
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