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leap

/liːp/
noun
  1. The act of leaping or jumping.

  2. The distance traversed by a leap or jump.

  3. A group of leopards.

verb
  1. To jump.

  2. To pass over by a leap or jump.

    "to leap a wall or a ditch"

  3. To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.

Synonymsbound, hop, jump, spring, bound, hop
adjective
  1. (calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.

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