What is a synonym for "upleap"?

Common synonyms include: ascension, bob up, bounce, bound, buck, capriole.

Upleap

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Verb

1
To leap up; spring up. intransitive
"[F]rom his nook upleapt the venturous lad, / And flinging wide the cedar-carven door / Beheld an awful image saffron-clad / And armed for battle!"

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ascension bob up bounce bound buck capriole

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"[F]rom his nook upleapt the venturous lad, / And flinging wide the cedar-carven door / Beheld an awful image saffron-clad / And armed for battle!"

Etymology

From Middle English uplepen, equivalent to up- + leap. Cognate with Dutch oplopen (“to incur, run up”), German auflaufen (“to accumulate, mount up, run aground”).

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