overleap

/,ouvə'li:p/
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overleap

The athlete must overleap the final hurdle to win the race.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To leave undone or leave out; to omit or miss: This meaning describes the act of failing to include something or to do something that should have been done.
    • To jump across or leap over (an obstacle): This is the literal, physical meaning of propelling oneself over something.
    • To defeat (oneself) by going too far; to overreach: This figurative meaning describes causing one's own failure by exceeding reasonable limits or being overly ambitious.
Usage and Examples

  • Meaning 1 (To omit or miss):

    • Be careful not to overleap any important steps in the instructions.
    • In his haste, he overleaped a crucial detail in the contract.

  • Meaning 2 (To jump over):

    • The athlete could easily overleap the low hurdle.
    • The deer overleaped the fence and escaped into the woods.

  • Meaning 3 (To defeat by overreaching):

    • His ambition to finish the project in one day caused him to overleap himself and make many errors.
    • She overleaped by promising more than she could deliver, damaging her credibility.
Advanced Usage
  • "To overleap oneself": This is a set phrase specifically for the third meaning, indicating self-defeat through excessive effort or ambition.
    • In trying to impress the committee, he overleaped himself and his presentation became confusing.
Variants and Related Words
  • Overleaped/Overleapt: Both are accepted as the simple past and past participle forms.
  • Leap (v): To jump or spring a long way. This is the root verb.
  • Overreach (v): To fail by trying to achieve more than is possible. A close synonym for the third meaning.
Synonyms
  • For Meaning 1: Omit, skip, miss, overlook, neglect.
  • For Meaning 2: Vault, jump over, clear, hurdle.
  • For Meaning 3: Overreach, overextend, overshoot.
Notes on Different Meanings
  • The first meaning (to omit) and the third meaning (to overreach) are more common in formal or literary contexts.
  • The second meaning (to jump over) is the most literal but is less frequently used in modern everyday English than simpler verbs like "jump over" or "clear."
  • The word often carries a connotation of an error or excess, whether it's missing something or trying too hard.
overleap

The athlete must overleap the final hurdle to win the race.

Verb
  1. leave undone or leave out
    • How could I miss that typo?
    • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
  2. jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
  3. defeat (oneself) by going too far

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