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  1. 1. n. A basket. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A weel or wicker trap for fish. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To copulate with (a female beast); to cover. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. A fault. Source: opted
  11. 11. n. A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals. Source: opted
  12. 12. n. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards Source: wordnet

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