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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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The piece opens with a description of an iconic photograph of Blass, leaping in ecstasy after leading his team to a World Series victory, in 1971.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The Tonale’s base price is appealing, but be sure to consider the high delivery charge and price leap from gasoline to PHEV.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Of course, there’s still a final hurdle for Cootes to leap over in the final week of the preseason.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The piece opens with a description of an iconic photograph of Blass, leaping in ecstasy after leading his team to a World Series victory, in 1971.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Fandom, anyway, is a leap of faith.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The Tonale’s base price is appealing, but be sure to consider the high delivery charge and price leap from gasoline to PHEV.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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