Word

leap, v.
(leaped, leaping, leaps, leapt)
freq. cnt. 23

move forward by leaps and bounds
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 4

bound jump leap spring

sample sentences

"The horse bounded across the meadow"
"The child leapt across the puddle"
"Can you jump over the fence?"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The horses %s across the field

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The horses %s across the field

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

leap leap leaper

also see

leap out

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

jumping jump

also see

jump on

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spring

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bound bounder

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

pronk bounce, spring, bound, rebound, ricochet, resile, take a hop, recoil, reverberate burst bounce capriole galumph ski jump saltate vault leapfrog vault, overleap curvet hop, skip, hop-skip caper hop

pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

jump leap

sample sentences

"leap into fame"
"jump to a conclusion"
"jump from one thing to another"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

leap

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

jump

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, switch, shift

cause to jump or leap
<verb.motion>

jump leap

sample sentences

"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The men %s the horses across the field

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

leap leap

semantic pointers

cause

leap, jump, spring, bound

jump down from an elevated point
<verb.motion>

jump jump off leap

sample sentences

"the parachutist didn't want to jump"
"every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"
"the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

move