Definition of leapfrog
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
leapfrog
verb
leapfrogged; leapfrogging
Definition of leapfrog (Entry 2 of 2)
: to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog
1
: to go ahead of (each other) in turn
specifically
: to advance (two military units) by keeping one unit in action while moving the other unit past it to a position farther in front
2
: to evade by or as if by a bypass
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The first known use of leapfrog was in 1599
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