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| arc |
of electricity, to leap across a gap between conductors. [1/4 definitions] |
| bound2 |
to leap; spring. [2/4 definitions] |
| breach |
to leap upward out of the water. [1/7 definitions] |
| buck2 |
of a horse or similar animal, to leap off the ground and come down with stiff forelegs. [1/7 definitions] |
| caper1 |
a playful bound or leap. [2/5 definitions] |
| capriole |
a leap or caper, as in dance. [2/3 definitions] |
| curvet |
to leap or cause to leap in a curvet. [1/2 definitions] |
| Feb. |
abbreviation of "February," the second month of the Gregorian calendar year, usu. having twenty-eight days, but having one additional day every leap, or fourth, year. |
| February |
the second month of the Gregorian calendar year, usu. having twenty-eight days, but having one additional day every leap, or fourth, year. |
| frisk |
to leap or skip in a lively and happy manner; frolic (often fol. by "about"). [1/3 definitions] |
| gambol |
to run, leap, or skip about; frisk; frolic. [1/2 definitions] |
| hop1 |
to make a short, springy leap or series of leaps. [3/7 definitions] |
| hurdle |
a movable or fixed barrier over which a runner or horse must leap in the course of certain races. [4/6 definitions] |
| impala |
a reddish brown African antelope known for its ability to leap and for the long, ridged, curved horns of the male. |
| jump |
to leap into the air. [5/20 definitions] |
| jump ball |
in basketball, a method of putting the ball in play in which the referee tosses the ball straight up between two opposing players, who leap and try to tap the ball to a teammate. |
| leaf hopper |
any of a family of insects that leap from one plant to another, sucking the juices and often transmitting plant diseases. |
| leap |
to move or act suddenly or quickly with, or as though with, a leap. [1/6 definitions] |
| leapt |
a past tense and past participle of leap. |
| outleap |
combined form of leap. |
| overleap |
to leap over or across. [1/2 definitions] |
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