Leap -Word Definition
…What is the meaning of "leap"?
to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: He leaped out of his car and ran toward the house.
BASE jumpers leap from fixed objects such as buildings, antennas, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs) using a parachute to slow their descent. Unlike skydiving, which involves jumping from an aircraft, BASE jumping is riskier due to the lower altitudes, giving jumpers less time to deploy their parachutes and correct any malfunctions.
The sport is highly dangerous and requires extensive training, experience with parachuting, and knowledge of weather conditions, landing zones, and emergency procedures. Many BASE jumpers wear wingsuits to glide before deploying their parachutes, adding another layer of skill and precision to the jump.
Thesaurus article: to jump
to jump
These words describing pushing yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs.
The most common word for this is jump. Jump is sometimes used with the phrase up and down to show that someone is jumping in one spot over and over again, usually because they are excited. You can also jump over something.
The kids jumped up and down when they heard we were going to Disneyland.
We had to jump over a fence to get to the river.
Leap means to make a large jump, usually from one place to another. It can also be used to describe making a very sudden movement, usually forward or upward.
The deer leaped out of the forest.
She leapt to her feet.
Bound means to move somewhere quickly with large jumping movements. It is slightly more formal or literary than jump or leap.
He bounded on stage, punching the air with both fists.
Her dog broke free of its leash and bounded at us.
If you launch yourself somewhere, you jump with great force. Launch yourself is used more often in UK English than it is in US English.
She rocked back and forth on her skis before launching herself down the slope.
The diver launched himself off the cliff.
There are words to describe specific kinds of jumping. Bounce is used to describe when someone jumps repeatedly on a surface. Hop can describe short, low jumps. When it is used to describe a person's movements, it usually means they are jumping on one foot. It is a word that is also used to describe the ways that some animals move.
The kids were bouncing happily on the trampoline.
I stubbed my toe and hopped to the kitchen to get some ice.
The rabbits were hopping around the garden.
There are also several words to describe a particular way to jump over things. Vault is used to describe jumping over something by first putting your hands on it. Vault is also used in gymnastics and in track events to describe going over equipment using your hands or a long pole, but these meanings are very specialized.
The robber vaulted over the counter and grabbed $100 in cash.
He vaulted over the pommel horse as part of his tumbling routine.
If you jump over something while running, you can use the word hurdle, and if you jump over something without touching it, you can say you cleared it. Like vault, hurdle is also used in sport to refer to running a race where the runner has to jump over a series of frames.
We hurdled the fence to get away from the dog.
She took a running jump at the creek and cleared it with no problem
