leap

Noun

leap (plural leaps)

1. The act of leaping or jumping.
2. The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
3. (figurative) A significant move forward.

   Quotations

   • 1969: That"s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind. — Neil Armstrong, as he became the first man to step on the moon on July 20, 1969

Synonyms:

• (jump from one location to another): bound, hop, jump, spring
• (jump upwards): bound, hop, jump, spring

4 letters in word "leap": A E L P.

Anagrams of leap:

• pale

• peal

• pela

• plea

Words found within leap:

ae al ale alp ape ea el la lap lea lep pa pal pe pea

• Definitions:
• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards jump: move forward by leaps and bounds; "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; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another" an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" jump: jump down from an elevated point; "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" jump: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" jump: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
• A LEAP is a long-term option contract for a company's stock. They usually run for one year or more and are available on several US exchanges.
• A moving spring position in the air from one foot to the other.
• (Lightweight EAP) is a Cisco authentication technology for securing wireless networks with WEP-based devices. See also: EAP, EAP-FAST
• A single vertical, or very near vertical, fall of water.
• A bid missing several levels, generally to game or slam, either in support of partner or in a new suit. This bid usually suggests a final contract and invites partner to pass at his next opportunity.
• One foot takeoff and opposite foot landing
• Long-Term Equity Anticipation Security. LEAPs are long term equity options and normally expire in two to five years.
• a movement whereby the body is propelled through space by springing from one foot and landing on the other foot.
• (Robert Bly; Metro p. 181): you create an image or connection that has little logic; may create a surreality
• Learning, Earning and Parenting
• JUMP FROM ONE FOOT TO ANOTHER WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH SPACE. BE SURE TO LAND ON THE BALL OF THE FOOT THEN THE HEEL AND PLI'E THE PREVENT INJURY (BHP)

• leany ←
• leant ←
• leans ←
• leap
• → leaped
• → leaper
• → leaperous