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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Leap Source: opted
  2. 2. a. & n. from Leap, to jump. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 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. Source: adambom
  6. 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 Source: ecdict

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