1
: to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump
leap over a fence
a fish leaps out of the water
2
a
: to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
the difficult leap from college to the workplace
b
: to act precipitately
leaped at the chance
: to pass over by leaping
leaped the wall
Examples of leap in a Sentence
Verb
The cat suddenly leaped into the air.
Fish were leaping out of the water.
He leaped off the bridge.
The boys leaped over the stream.
The horse leaped the stone wall.
When the alarm went off, she leapt out of bed.
Noun
She made a graceful leap into the air.
He ran and took a flying leap over the stream.
He won the high jump with a leap of six feet.
the leap from childhood to adulthood
She has shown great leaps in ability.
Technology has taken a great leap forward.
It required a leap of the imagination to picture how the project would look when it was completed.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Linkin Park’s debut full-length Hybrid Theory leaps from No. 9 to No. 7.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Peter Boolkah, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Unless the Pistons have another massive leap in store, there isn’t a team rising through the ranks that inspires unmitigated confidence in their postseason chops.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Verb
Some day, the 22-year-old might leap tall buildings in a single bound, but for now, Condon is content to learn his trade.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
Linkin Park’s debut full-length Hybrid Theory leaps from No. 9 to No. 7.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
Get involved in a network of small business owners who have made the leap.
—Peter Boolkah, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Unless the Pistons have another massive leap in store, there isn’t a team rising through the ranks that inspires unmitigated confidence in their postseason chops.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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