Leap
verb
To jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.
The cat leapt off the roof
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- leap over
- leap off
noun
An act of leaping, jump.
The horse took the fence in one leap
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- take a leap
- giant leap
verb
To accept or assume without question.
She leapt at the chance to go
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- leap at the chance
- leap at the opportunity
noun
A large or rapid increase.
There has been a leap in the number of people using online banking
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- a leap in prices
- leap in interest rates
verb
To undergo a sudden and rapid change.
The frog leapt from being a tadpole
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- leap from one state to another
- leap from one process to another
verb
To move or act energetically and rapidly.
She leapt out of bed
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- leap out of bed
- leap to one's feet
phrase
Leap of Faith - To make a decision or take action with uncertain consequences.
Quitting his job and starting his own business was a big leap of faith
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- take a leap of faith
- make a leap of faith
phrase
Quantum Leap - A sudden large increase or advance.
Technology has taken a quantum leap in the past decade
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- quantum leap in technology
- quantum leap in understanding
verb
To jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.
The cat leapt off the roof
Often appears as...
- leap over
- leap off
noun
An act of leaping, jump.
The horse took the fence in one leap
Often appears as...
- take a leap
- giant leap
verb
To accept or assume without question.
She leapt at the chance to go
Often appears as...
- leap at the chance
- leap at the opportunity
noun
A large or rapid increase.
There has been a leap in the number of people using online banking
Often appears as...
- a leap in prices
- leap in interest rates
verb
To undergo a sudden and rapid change.
The frog leapt from being a tadpole
Often appears as...
- leap from one state to another
- leap from one process to another
verb
To move or act energetically and rapidly.
She leapt out of bed
Often appears as...
- leap out of bed
- leap to one's feet
phrase
Leap of Faith - To make a decision or take action with uncertain consequences.
Quitting his job and starting his own business was a big leap of faith
Often appears as...
- take a leap of faith
- make a leap of faith
phrase
Quantum Leap - A sudden large increase or advance.
Technology has taken a quantum leap in the past decade
Often appears as...
- quantum leap in technology
- quantum leap in understanding
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Action
Used to describe a physical jump with energy or effort.
The athlete leapt over the high bar with ease.
Pro Tip 2/2Significant Distance
Implies a greater distance or height in the action than 'jump'.
The dancer leapt across the stage during the performance.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Action
Used to describe a physical jump with energy or effort.
The athlete leapt over the high bar with ease.
Pro Tip 2/2Significant Distance
Implies a greater distance or height in the action than 'jump'.
The dancer leapt across the stage during the performance.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Action
Used to describe a physical jump with energy or effort.
The athlete leapt over the high bar with ease.
Pro Tip 2/2Significant Distance
Implies a greater distance or height in the action than 'jump'.
The dancer leapt across the stage during the performance.
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pulled himself up and scurried upwards. He was free climbing without ropes or a harness, one misstep meant death. But up he went, and when he reached the peak, he swayed and leapt across the gap of space onto a branch of the target tree and into a world never seen before. His buddy Marwood followed him up,
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
with geolocation so accurate that you could pinpoint the wrinkles in the palm of your hand. But you and I and other innovators, we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy. Imagine, for example, an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world to millimeter-level precision
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Could human civilization...
including advanced artificial intelligence, miniaturization, and better propulsion systems. If we wanted to use them to spread actual humans throughout the galaxy, we would need yet another technological leap - the ability to artificially grow biological organisms and bodies
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Want interstellar...
that is human interstellar travel is really necessary in order for us to build a better world today and the reason it's necessary is because it fosters radical leaps radical leaps in innovation in technology and our knowledge and understanding of the
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
So this is what I call Lovelace's Leap. When you say she's a programmer, she did do some, but the real thing is to have said the future is going to be much, much more than this. Now, a hundred years later, this guy comes along,
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How we think complex...
The results were species capable of much more than when they were separate organisms, and this was an evolutionary leap that lead to the microorganisms, plants, and animals we observe on the planet today.
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A Black man goes...
I thought I slept through a national tragedy. It was the craziest thing, guys, but when it came to my influence and my exposure, I literally took a quantum leap. So I made more videos
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A Collection Of Spring...
encouraged by a gentle nudge he leaps into the unknown dad follows right behind him
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Tiny Ducklings Leap from...
why would these hatchlings take such a leap help if they stay in the tree they
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The surprising habits of...
there's no creativity boost. It's only when you're told that you're going to be working on this problem, and then you start procrastinating, but the task is still active in the back of your mind, that you start to incubate. Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps.
Video examples
What's hidden among the...
pulled himself up and scurried upwards. He was free climbing without ropes or a harness, one misstep meant death. But up he went, and when he reached the peak, he swayed and leapt across the gap of space onto a branch of the target tree and into a world never seen before. His buddy Marwood followed him up,
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
with geolocation so accurate that you could pinpoint the wrinkles in the palm of your hand. But you and I and other innovators, we can see the potential in this next leap in accuracy. Imagine, for example, an augmented reality app that overlays a virtual world to millimeter-level precision
Video examples
Could human civilization...
including advanced artificial intelligence, miniaturization, and better propulsion systems. If we wanted to use them to spread actual humans throughout the galaxy, we would need yet another technological leap - the ability to artificially grow biological organisms and bodies
Video examples
Want interstellar...
that is human interstellar travel is really necessary in order for us to build a better world today and the reason it's necessary is because it fosters radical leaps radical leaps in innovation in technology and our knowledge and understanding of the
Video examples
John Graham-Cumming: The...
So this is what I call Lovelace's Leap. When you say she's a programmer, she did do some, but the real thing is to have said the future is going to be much, much more than this. Now, a hundred years later, this guy comes along,
Video examples
How we think complex...
The results were species capable of much more than when they were separate organisms, and this was an evolutionary leap that lead to the microorganisms, plants, and animals we observe on the planet today.
Video examples
A Black man goes...
I thought I slept through a national tragedy. It was the craziest thing, guys, but when it came to my influence and my exposure, I literally took a quantum leap. So I made more videos
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
encouraged by a gentle nudge he leaps into the unknown dad follows right behind him
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Tiny Ducklings Leap from...
why would these hatchlings take such a leap help if they stay in the tree they
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Michelle Dockery
English Actress
Shakespeare is renewed each time you see it or read it. I've seen 'Midsummer Night's Dream' so many times, and each time it's a little different, or a different line leaps out at me. It's like re-reading a good book over and over, always noticing something you hadn't seen the time before - and that's rare.
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Liya Kebede
Ethiopian Model
If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.
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Sheila Hancock
Inventing characters is extraordinary: proper authors say so often that characters 'just appear' and that does happen. These people keep leaping out and saying, why don't you write about me?
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Rachel Kushner
American Writer
When I see things in the world that leap out at me, I want to make use of them in fiction. Maybe every writer does that. It just depends on what you claim or appropriate as yours.
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Romeo Dallaire
Canadian Politician
Those who are mastering more and more the communications revolution, those who realize that there are no borders in the world, are the ones who are going to leap ahead.
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Mark Haddon
English Novelist
If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance.
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Sutton Foster
American Actress
You can't be afraid. You have to be open. I feel like I've always been a leaper, and I've always leapt into things without thinking.
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Jok Church
American Cartoonist
I really enjoy when I'm asked questions that leap from the physical world and the material world into our hearts.
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William Cobbett
English Politician
It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.
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Michelle Dockery
English Actress
Shakespeare is renewed each time you see it or read it. I've seen 'Midsummer Night's Dream' so many times, and each time it's a little different, or a different line leaps out at me. It's like re-reading a good book over and over, always noticing something you hadn't seen the time before - and that's rare.
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Liya Kebede
Ethiopian Model
If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.
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Sheila Hancock
Inventing characters is extraordinary: proper authors say so often that characters 'just appear' and that does happen. These people keep leaping out and saying, why don't you write about me?
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Rachel Kushner
American Writer
When I see things in the world that leap out at me, I want to make use of them in fiction. Maybe every writer does that. It just depends on what you claim or appropriate as yours.
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Romeo Dallaire
Canadian Politician
Those who are mastering more and more the communications revolution, those who realize that there are no borders in the world, are the ones who are going to leap ahead.
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Mark Haddon
English Novelist
If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance.
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Sutton Foster
American Actress
You can't be afraid. You have to be open. I feel like I've always been a leaper, and I've always leapt into things without thinking.
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Jok Church
American Cartoonist
I really enjoy when I'm asked questions that leap from the physical world and the material world into our hearts.
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William Cobbett
English Politician
It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.
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