Leap
Definition of Leap
Pronunciation: lēp | n. | 1. | A basket. | | 2. | A weel or wicker trap for fish. | | v. i. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig. | | v. t. | 1. | To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch. | | 2. | To copulate with (a female beast); to cover. | | 3. | To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch. | | n. | 1. | The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound. | | 2. | Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast. | | 3. | (Mining) A fault. | | 4. | (Mus.) 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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