noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sally; flight; escape.
2. 2
   A bursting forth; an ambush; a sudden quick effort.

   "The outleap of fury in the dagger-thrust had evidently exhausted him."

3. 3
   A fine which is paid by a person to their lord for deserting an estate without permission. dated, obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   To leap out, as if from an ambush. transitive
2. 2
   To leap beyond or farther than. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

outclassoutdooutmaneuveroutperformoutreachoutrun

Example

More examples

"The outleap of fury in the dagger-thrust had evidently exhausted him."

Etymology

From out- + leap.

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