leap
1. leap \'le-p\ \'le-pt also 'lept\ \'le--pin\ \'le--p*r\ vb or leaped or
leapt; or leap.ing [ME lepen, fr. OE hle-apan; akin to OHG hlouffan to
run] 1: to spring free from or as if from the ground : JUMP {~ over a
fence fish ~s out of the water} 2a: to pass abruptly from one state or
topic to another 2b: to act precipitately {~ed at the chance} : to pass
over by a leap - leap.er n
2. leap n 1a: an act of leaping : SPRING, BOUND 1b1: a place leaped over
or from 1b2: the distance covered by a leap 2: a sudden transition