<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.</li><li>to move or act quickly or suddenly: to leap aside; She leaped at the opportunity.</li><li>to pass, come, rise, etc., as if with a jump: to leap to a conclusion; an idea that immediately leaped to mind.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to jump over: to leap a fence.</li><li>to pass over as if by a jump.</li><li>to cause to leap: to leap a horse.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.</li><li>the distance covered in a leap; distance jumped.</li><li>a place leaped or to be leaped over or from.</li><li>a sudden or abrupt transition: a successful leap from piano class to concert hall.</li><li>a sudden and decisive increase: a leap in the company's profits.</li></ul>