leap

Noun

• the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
  • a leap of 10 feet
    

• a sudden and decisive increase
  • a jump in attendance
    

• an abrupt transition
  • a successful leap from college to the major leagues
    

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

Verb

• cause to jump or leap
  • the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop
    

• jump down from an elevated point
  • the parachutist didn't want to jump
    
  • every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge
    
  • the widow leapt into the funeral pyre
    

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
  • leap into fame
    
  • jump to a conclusion
    
  • jump from one thing to another
    

• move forward by leaps and bounds
  • The horse bounded across the meadow
    
  • The child leapt across the puddle
    
  • Can you jump over the fence?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  jump , saltation , leaping , spring , bound , bounce , jump off