Leap

Pronunciation: lēp

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; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. [imp. & p. p. Leaped (lēpt; 277), rarely Leapt (lēpt or lĕpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Leaping.] Leap in with me into this angry flood. - Shak.
	2.	To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig. My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky. - Wordsworth.
v. t.	1.	To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
	2.	To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
	3.	To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
n.	1.	The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a jump; a spring; a bound. Wickedness comes on by degrees, . . . and sudden leaps from one extreme to another are unnatural. - L'Estrange. Changes of tone may proceed either by leaps or glides. - H. Sweet.
	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.	leap - a light springing movement upwards or forwards Synonyms: leaping, bounce, bound, spring, saltation
	2.	leap - an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues" Synonyms: jump, saltation
	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?" Synonyms: bound, jump, spring
	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).

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