Synonym: bound, dive, hop, hurdle, jump, plunge, pounce, spring, vault. Similar words: cheap, take apart, lean, plea, lead, plead, leather, leave. Meaning: [lɪːp] 
n. 1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards 2. an abrupt transition 3. a sudden and decisive increase 4. the distance leaped (or to be leaped). v. 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another 3. jump down from an elevated point 4. cause to jump or leap.
n. 1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards 2. an abrupt transition 3. a sudden and decisive increase 4. the distance leaped (or to be leaped). v. 1. move forward by leaps and bounds 2. pass abruptly from one state or topic to another 3. jump down from an elevated point 4. cause to jump or leap. 
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121. The same number of muggers would leap out of the dark if everyone conformed overnight to every prescriptive rule ever written.
122. Lozano had claimed that the motorcycle was aimed at him, and that he had no time to leap out of the way.
123. The sight of her there caused Simon to leap up like a puppet.
124. I wanted to leap across his desk and grab him by the throat.
125. Borrowers have been warned to expect another leap in bank interest rates.
126. Chavez, however(Sentencedict), recognizes the pressures on him to make the leap from deconstructing the past to building new economic realities.
127. Parkas worn over close-fitting body pieces leap from the gloaming in acid greens, violent oranges, purples and cardinal reds.
128. The man will either leap into the river in an attempt to save the child or he will not.
129. The photograph seemed to leap off the page to hit her.
130. Above the Griffon Gate a towering griffon five hundred feet high seemed to leap from the mountain.
131. Knock! jokes are okay in small doses - like one every second leap year.
132. I think she had a feeling I might suddenly leap up and start slapping her around.
133. I waited for her to try to scream again, readying myself to leap upon her and bear her down.
134. The leap forward of the last 20 years was assisted by free movements of capital.
135. Jumping two Post Office grades to get her job was an unexpectedly large career leap.
136. The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate, yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas's death.
137. It didn't leap that last hedge: it just munched its way through.
138. CutRite was a leap in convenience, but aluminum foil carried wrapping to another level.
139. If not, some franchise will have to take a leap of faith.
140. When she read the first word, J O E, her heart gave a great leap.
141. You have nothing to lose by trying out possible futures for size-it just requires an imaginative leap.
142. It sustains its leap with high-speed flapping of its oversized pectoral fins for distances of up to 100 metres.
143. He just took a leap, held his breath, and stayed up.
144. I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed. Sarah Dessen 
145. Interim figures unveiled yesterday show a 16% leap in pre-tax profits to ￡95m and are at the top end of market forecasts.
146. From there, it was a short leap to the next pernicious development, thinking like a general manager.
147. Now just kick the tyres, light the fires and leap off unarmed into battle.
148. By placing Franco in overall command, the Nationalists made a quantum leap forward in their efforts to secure victory.
149. Along with the increased possibilities of a recession, the energy crisis was immediately followed by a new inflationary leap.
150. And at Niagara, guides pocketed tips by pointing to the exact spot where Sam Patch had made his last successful leap.