Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  leap 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  leap 
 
  Sense  1 
  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring 
  =>  pronk 
  =>  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
  =>  burst 
  =>  bounce 
  =>  bounce 
  =>  capriole 
  =>  galumph 
  =>  ski  jump 
  =>  saltate 
  =>  vault 
  =>  leapfrog 
  =>  vault,  overleap 
  =>  curvet 
  =>  hop,  skip,  hop-skip 
  =>  caper 
  =>  hop 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  leap 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  leap 
 
  Sense  1 
  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring 
  =>  pronk 
  =>  bounce,  resile,  take  a  hop,  spring,  bound,  rebound,  recoil,  ricochet 
  =>  kick  back  recoil,  kick 
  =>  skip,  bound  off 
  =>  carom,  glance 
  =>  burst 
  =>  bounce 
  =>  bounce 
  =>  capriole 
  =>  galumph 
  =>  ski  jump 
  =>  saltate 
  =>  vault 
  =>  leapfrog 
  =>  vault,  overleap 
  =>  hurdle 
  =>  curvet 
  =>  hop,  skip,  hop-skip 
  =>  caper 
  =>  hop 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  leap 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  leap 
 
  3  senses  of  leap 
 
  Sense  1 
  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring 
  =>  move 
  Also  See->  leap  out#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  leap,  jump 
  =>  switch,  shift,  change 
 
  Sense  3 
  jump,  leap 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  leap 
 
  leap  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  leap 
 
  Sense  1 
  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  leap,  jump 
  =>  switch,  shift,  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  jump,  leap 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  leap 
  leap 
  leap  day 
  leap  second 
  leap  year 
  leaper 
  leapfrog 
  leaping 
  quantum  leap 
 
  Overview  of  noun  leap 
 
  The  noun  leap  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  leap,  leaping,  spring,  saltation,  bound,  bounce  --  (a  light  springing  movement  upwards  or  forwards) 
  2.  (2)  leap,  jump,  saltation  --  (an  abrupt  transition;  "a  successful  leap  from  college  to  the  major  leagues") 
  3.  jump,  leap  --  (a  sudden  and  decisive  increase;  "a  jump  in  attendance") 
  4.  leap  --  (the  distance  leaped  (or  to  be  leaped);  "a  leap  of  10  feet") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  leap 
 
  The  verb  leap  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring  --  (move  forward  by  leaps  and  bounds;  "The  horse  bounded  across  the  meadow";  "The  child  leapt  across  the  puddle";  "Can  you  jump  over  the  fence?") 
  2.  (1)  leap,  jump  --  (pass  abruptly  from  one  state  or  topic  to  another;  "leap  into  fame";  "jump  to  a  conclusion") 
  3.  jump,  leap  --  (cause  to  jump  or  leap,  as  of  a  trained  animal) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  leap 
  leaping 
 
  Overview  of  noun  leap 
 
  The  noun  leap  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  leap,  leaping,  spring,  saltation,  bound,  bounce  --  (a  light  springing  movement  upwards  or  forwards) 
  2.  (2)  leap,  jump,  saltation  --  (an  abrupt  transition;  "a  successful  leap  from  college  to  the  major  leagues") 
  3.  jump,  leap  --  (a  sudden  and  decisive  increase;  "a  jump  in  attendance") 
  4.  leap  --  (the  distance  leaped  (or  to  be  leaped);  "a  leap  of  10  feet") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  leap 
 
  The  verb  leap  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  jump,  leap,  bound,  spring  --  (move  forward  by  leaps  and  bounds;  "The  horse  bounded  across  the  meadow";  "The  child  leapt  across  the  puddle";  "Can  you  jump  over  the  fence?") 
  2.  (1)  leap,  jump  --  (pass  abruptly  from  one  state  or  topic  to  another;  "leap  into  fame";  "jump  to  a  conclusion") 
  3.  jump,  leap  --  (cause  to  jump  or  leap,  as  of  a  trained  animal) 

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