n. | 1. | A basket. |
2. | A weel or wicker trap for fish. | |
v. i. | 1. | To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to vault; |
2. | To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig. | |
v. t. | 1. | To pass over by a leap or jump; |
2. | To copulate with (a female beast); to cover. | |
3. | To cause to leap; | |
n. | 1. | The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound. |
2. | Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast. | |
3. | (Mining) A fault. | |
4. | (Mus.) A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other and intermediate intervals. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | leap - an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" | |
3. | leap - a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" Synonyms: jump | |
4. | leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" | |
Verb | 1. | leap - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" |
2. | leap - pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion" Synonyms: jump | |
3. | leap - cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop" Synonyms: jump |
LEAP - Language for the Expression of Associative Procedures. ALGOL-based formalism for sets and associative retrieval, for TX-2. Became part of SAIL. "An ALGOL-based Associative Language", J.A. Feldman et al, CACM 12(8):439-449 (Aug 1969). |