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Overleap

//oʊvərˈliːp// verb

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Verb

1
To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping. transitive
"Nor hedge, nor ditch, nor hill, nor dale she staies, / But overleapes them all, like Robucke light […]."
2
leave undone or leave out wordnet
3
To pass over; to omit, leave out. transitive
"It should be noted that even modest German efforts to overleap the power-political constraints on imperial expansion met with sturdy resistance from the established world powers."
4
jump across or leap over (an obstacle) wordnet
5
To make too much effort in leaping; to leap too far. dated, reflexive
"I overleapt myself and stumbled."

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6
defeat (oneself) by going too far wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English overlepen, from Old English oferhlēapan, equivalent to over- + leap. Compare Dutch overlopen (“to spill over; overflow”), German überlaufen (“to overrun; overflow”).

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