Definition of leapfrog
:a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player
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The Orlando metro saw its average price leapfrog from a wow-fill-er-up $2.04 to an I’ll-get-the-small-coffee-instead $2.17, while the Tampa area’s average went from an are-you-kidding-me $2.01 to an I-guess-that’s-still-not-bad $2.16.
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Staff in the London embassy could phone the White House or the Deputy Secretary of State—quite the leapfrog over typical channels for cables.
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A similar game of political leapfrog could take place if California tries to become No. 3 in primary season.
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First Known Use of leapfrog
1599
Definition of leapfrog
leapfrogged;
leapfrogging
intransitive verb
:to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog
transitive verb
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
Examples of leapfrog in a Sentence
Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.
This year's technologies are leapfrogging last year's designs.
Recent Examples of leapfrog from the Web
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Foster Farms: Washington State Cougars would be Santa Clara-bound under this scenario based on conference record: They couldn’t be leapfrogged by anyone on the second tier.
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Bezos, 53, whose fortune has surged 30 percent since Jan. 1, briefly leapfrogged Gates last month to become the world’s richest person on an intraday basis. —
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With those two goals, Pinho reached 11 for the season, and took over the NASL scoring lead, leapfrogging Rennella.
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Over the course of those 13 matches, the Union must leapfrog over two teams to secure, at the least, the No.
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If the gains hold through the close, Bezos, 53, could leapfrog Gates on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Both will help North Carolina restock its quarterback cupboard, but Shough is a better bet to leapfrog the Tar Heels’ older options for the top spot on the depth chart.
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Mitchell has the wingspan to make that work and the offensive game to potentially leapfrog Alec Burks in Utah’s rotation.
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Duke could leapfrog to second place Thursday if both Jayson Tatum and Luke Kennard go top 14, but the Jayhawks remain in line with North Carolina and also comfortably ahead of Arizona and Texas.
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First Known Use of leapfrog
1872
LEAPFROG Defined for English Language Learners
leapfrog
play
noun
Definition of leapfrog for English Language Learners
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: a children's game in which one player bends down so that another player can leap over the back of the first player
leapfrog
verb
Definition of leapfrog for English Language Learners
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: to move ahead of or beyond (someone or something) in a very quick and sudden way
LEAPFROG Defined for Kids
leapfrog
play
noun
leap·frog
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ˈlēp-ˌfrȯg
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-ˌfräg
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Definition of leapfrog for Students
:a game in which one player bends down and another player leaps over the first player
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