Thesaurus: leaping

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Leap
2. a. & n. from Leap, to jump.
3. n. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
4. from Leap, to jump. Leaping house, a brothel. [Obs.] Shak. -- Leaping pole, a pole used in some games of leaping. -- Leaping spider (Zoöl.), a jumping spider; one of the Saltigradæ.
5. from Leap, to jump. Leaping house, a brothel. [Obs.] Shak.-- Leaping pole, a pole used in some games of leaping.-- Leaping spider (Zoöl.), a jumping spider; one of the Saltigradæ.
6. j:100 n a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards v move forward by leaps and bounds v pass abruptly from one state or topic to another v jump down from an elevated point v cause to jump or leap