English Dictionary

leap

/liːp/

noun

The act of leaping or jumping. / The distance traversed by a leap or jump. / A group of leopards. / (figuratively) A significant move forward.

She took a leap of faith and quit her job to pursue her passion.

意味（1）

The act of leaping or jumping.

He made a leap across the river.

意味（2）

The distance traversed by a leap or jump.

意味（3）

A group of leopards.

Manikanta returned to the palace riding on a royal tiger accompanied by a leap of leopards to the utter surprise of the inhabitants of Pantalam.

意味（4）

(figuratively) A significant move forward.

That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.

意味（5）

(figuratively) A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.

It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs.

意味（6）

(mining) A fault.

意味（7）

Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.

Much difference of opinion exists as to the number of bullings a cow should receive. Here, I think, good judgment should be used. If the bull is cool and quiet, and some time has intervened since he had his last cow, one good leap is better than more […]

意味（8）

(music) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.

意味（9）

A salmon ladder.