Leapt










4 definitions retrieved

Dictionary

Leap \Leap\ (l[=e]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leaped (l[=e]pt;
277), rarely Leapt (l[=e]pt or l[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.
Leaping.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle['a]pan to leap, jump,
run; akin to OS. [=a]hl[=o]pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G.
laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. l["o]pa,
Dan. l["o]be, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. Elope, Lope,
Lapwing, Loaf to loiter.]

1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to
vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a
horse. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]

Leap in with me into this angry flood. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]


2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to
bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.
[1913 Webster]

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky. --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]
Dictionary

leapt [lept]
gesprungen; hervorspringen

Dictionary

leapt

hervorgesprungen
leapt

gesprungen; gehüpft

Leapt related
Dictionary-X


Popular Words
Webster Dictionary, Online Dictionary, Spanish Dictionary, Medical Dictionary, Internet Dictonary, Web Dictionary, Dictionary Websters Online, Dream Dictionary, English - Spanish Dictionary, Urban Dictionary, Translate English To Spanish, Translate Germany,

Copyrights:
Gcide, Gazetteer, en-de, Devil's D., Freedict: GNU General Public License 2 or later
FOLDOC, VERA: GNU General Public License 1.1 or later
Moby-thesaurus, Jargon, Hitchcock, Bouvier, Elements, Easton: Public Domain
WordNet: Princeton University

Type your search term into the input field and press the 'Search' button!

Your link here for free? - Refinance