Definition: 1. To jump high or a long way. 2. To move or do something suddenly and quickly. 3. A light springing movement upwards or forwards. 4. An abrupt transition.
Use 'leap' in a sentence:
1. Every experience is, in this case, a leap into nothingness.
2. They leap to their feet, clench fists and let out long screams, clawing at the ground and air.
3. She threw back the covers and leapt out of bed.
4. Shares leapt in value from 476p to close at 536p.
5. He came to the open door, and with one leap he was out into the street.
6. This was a historic leap that even surpassed the humanitarianism of ancient Greece, which was a pioneering idea at the time.
7. We leapt over the stream.
8. The fish gasped, then made one last convulsive leap, throwing itself in the direction of the river, and landed on the pavement with a thud.
9. She took a flying leap and landed on the other side of the stream.
10. I leapt at the chance to go to France.
11. With one leap he was out of bed and into his clothes.
12. When her brother was criticized she leapt to his defence.
13. I leapt to my feet.
14. With a spring, the cat leapt on to the table.
15. As soon as he set foot on the beach, Pinocchio gave a leap and fell into the water.
16. The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds.
17. The newsreels show him leaping into the air.
18. The result has been a giant leap in productivity.
19. With one leap, he perched himself there.
20. The two men leaped into the jeep and roared off.
21. The man threw his arms out as he leapt.
22. Prudent people are not going to take a leap in the dark.
23. The vaccine represents a quantum leap in healthcare.
24. He had leapt from a window in the building and escaped.
25. Take a leap of faith and trust them.
26. The suspect took a leap out of a third-storey window.
27. This made her leap to the floor.
28. They leapt into action immediately.
29. The share price is likely to leap upwards.
30. The horse leapt a five-foot wall.
31. Once more he's making a leap into the unknown without a plan.
32. The scale of migration took a quantum leap in the early 1970s.
33. My heart leaped at the sight of her.
34. The dog leapt and wagged its tail in excitement.
35. We identify students who are going to take a big leap, intellectual leap forward in this coming year, and a spurt forward in this coming year.
36. With a leap he started off.
37. A dolphin leapt out of the water.
38. The mouse gave a sudden leap out of the water, and seemed to quiver all over with fright.
39. The Swedish engineer who invented the zip fastener made a greater intellectual leap than many scientists do in a lifetime.
40. With a terrible howl, he leapt forward and threw himself into the water.
41. Some can leap about 2.5 metres high from a standing position.
42. The photo seemed to leap off the page.
43. His name leapt out at me.
44. He cracked his whip and the horse leapt forward.
45. Warwicks leap to third in the table, 31 points behind leaders Essex.
46. His heart gave a sudden leap when he saw her.
47. The boy cleared the fence in one leap.
48. The leap was so well taken that all the boys shouted, "Hurrah for Pinocchio!"
49. He leapt across the room to answer the door.
50. His move to the left was not a sudden leap but a natural working out of ideas.
51. It is a fatal leap into nothingness, even though the hero may not be aware that his energy springs from a life deprived of its normal supports.
52. Her health has improved in leaps and bounds.
53. A vaccine which can halt this suffering represents a quantum leap in healthcare in this country.
54. He's improved in leaps and bounds this season.
55. She was quick to leap to my defence.
56. Alice leapt from the car and ran full pelt towards the emergency room.
57. She leapt out of bed.
58. It is a pretty major leap for regenerative surgery and medicine.
59. As he spoke, he gave a quick leap and dived into the sea.
60. The car leapt forward.
61. Another example, in one screen dance I saw, the dancers leap through sheets of fire in a big abandoned building.
62. The post of principal of the theatre school became vacant and he leapt at the chance.
63. Few people successfully make the leap from television to the movies.
64. With another leap, he was on the orchestra leader's head.
65. Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years.
66. The engine roared, and the vehicle leapt forward.
67. This is a typical wolf's attack: attack and then leap away quickly.
