Leap

//liːp//

Synonyms for "leap" (310 found)

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Closest matches (62)

Verb(4 words)
boundjumpspringhop
Noun(2 words)
bouncebound

Strong matches (93)

Noun(2 words)
jumpleaping
Verb(1 words)
jump off

Related words (155)

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Verb(1 words)
pronk
Noun(2 words)
saltationspring

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8 relation types

More general

15 entries

Antonyms

4 entries

Synonyms

3 entries

derived

44 entries

Showing 16 of 44 words.

has context

3 entries

is a

3 entries

manner of

1 entries

related to

46 entries

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Translations

221 translations across 67 languages.

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Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • πήδημα noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • ἅλμα noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • θρῴσκω verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • πηδάω verb (to jump — see also jump)

Arabic

1 entries
  • وَثَبَ verb (to jump — see also jump)

Armenian

2 entries
  • թռավ verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • ցատկել verb (to jump — see also jump)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • ansar verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • sar verb (to jump — see also jump)

Asturian

1 entries
  • saltar verb (to jump — see also jump)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • sıçrayış noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • sıçrayış noun (significant move forward)

Basque

1 entries
  • saltatu verb (to jump — see also jump)

Breton

2 entries
  • lammat verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • sailhañ verb (to jump — see also jump)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • прескок noun (distance traversed by a leap)
  • скок noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • скок noun (distance traversed by a leap)
  • скок noun (significant move forward)

Catalan

2 entries
  • salt noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • saltar verb (to jump — see also jump)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᎵᏔᏕᎦ verb (to jump — see also jump)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 跳躍 /跳跃 verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • 飛躍 /飞跃 verb (to jump — see also jump)

Czech

3 entries
  • skok noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • přeskočit verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • skočit verb (to jump — see also jump)

Danish

4 entries
  • hop noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • hop noun (significant move forward)
  • spring noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • spring noun (significant move forward)

Dutch

4 entries
  • sprong noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • sprong noun (significant move forward)
  • huppen verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • springen verb (to jump — see also jump)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • eksalti verb (to jump — see also jump)

Estonian

1 entries
  • hüppama verb (to jump — see also jump)

Faroese

4 entries
  • hoppa verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • leypa verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • springa verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • støkka verb (to jump — see also jump)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hyppy noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • hyppy noun (significant move forward)
  • hyppäys noun (significant move forward)
  • loikka noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)

French

4 entries
  • bissextile adj (intercalary)
  • bond noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • saut noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • bondir verb (to jump — see also jump)

Friulian

1 entries
  • saltâ verb (to jump — see also jump)

Galician

4 entries
  • chimpo noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • pincho noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • pulo noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • salto noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ნახტომი verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • ხტომა verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • ხტუნაობა verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • ხტუნვა verb (to jump — see also jump)

German

4 entries
  • Satz noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • Satz noun (significant move forward)
  • Sprung noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • Sprung noun (significant move forward)

Greek

4 entries
  • άλμα noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • άλμα noun (significant move forward)
  • αναπηδώ verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • ξεπετάγομαι verb (to jump — see also jump)

Gujarati

2 entries
  • કૂદવું verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • ઠેકવું verb (to jump — see also jump)

Haryanvi

1 entries
  • डाक verb (to jump — see also jump)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • קפץ verb (to jump — see also jump)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • lagso verb (to jump — see also jump)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कूदना noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • छलांगना noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • उछलना verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • कूदना verb (to jump — see also jump)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • lompatan noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • lompat verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • loncat verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • melompat verb (to jump — see also jump)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • hyppy noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • hypätä verb (to jump — see also jump)

Irish

1 entries
  • léim verb (to jump — see also jump)

Italian

3 entries
  • bisestile adj (intercalary)
  • salto noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • saltare verb (to jump — see also jump)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 閏 adj (intercalary)
  • 跳躍 noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • 跳躍距離 noun (distance traversed by a leap)
  • 躍進 noun (significant move forward)

Khmer

1 entries
  • បង្គ្រប់ verb (to jump — see also jump)

Latin

3 entries
  • saltus noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • circumsilio verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • saliō verb (to jump — see also jump)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • sprangen verb (to jump — see also jump)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • отскокнува verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • скокнува verb (to jump — see also jump)

Maltese

1 entries
  • qabża verb (to jump — see also jump)

Middle English

2 entries
  • lepen verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • spryngen verb (to jump — see also jump)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • харайх verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • үсрэх verb (to jump — see also jump)

Māori

3 entries
  • arawhiti verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • peke verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • turapa verb (to jump — see also jump)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • zumpà verb (to jump — see also jump)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • hopp verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • hoppe verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • sprang verb (to jump — see also jump)

Occitan

2 entries
  • saltar verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • sautar verb (to jump — see also jump)

Old English

2 entries
  • hlīep noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • hlēapan verb (to jump — see also jump)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • صچرامق verb (to jump — see also jump)

Persian

2 entries
  • جستن verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • سکیزیدن verb (to jump — see also jump)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Sprunk noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)

Polish

4 entries
  • krok noun (significant move forward)
  • skok noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • skok noun (distance traversed by a leap)
  • skok noun (significant move forward)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • salto noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • salto noun (distance traversed by a leap)
  • salto noun (significant move forward)
  • saltar verb (to jump — see also jump)

Romanian

4 entries
  • salt noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • săltare noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • sălta verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • sări verb (to jump — see also jump)

Russian

4 entries
  • проры́в noun (significant move forward)
  • прыжо́к noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • прыжо́к noun (significant move forward)
  • ры́во́к noun (significant move forward)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • प्रवते verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • हठति verb (to jump — see also jump)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • leum noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • leum noun (distance traversed by a leap)
  • leum noun (significant move forward)
  • leum verb (to jump — see also jump)

Slovak

4 entries
  • pokrok noun (significant move forward)
  • skok noun (significant move forward)
  • preskakovať verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • preskočiť verb (to jump — see also jump)

Spanish

4 entries
  • bisiesto adj (intercalary)
  • brinco noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • salto noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • brincar verb (to jump — see also jump)

Swedish

4 entries
  • hopp noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)
  • hopp noun (significant move forward)
  • hopplängd noun (distance traversed by a leap)
  • språng noun (the act of leaping — see also jump)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • luksuhin verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • lumukso verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • lumundag verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • lundagin verb (to jump — see also jump)

Tamil

2 entries
  • தாவு verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • பாய் verb (to jump — see also jump)

Thai

1 entries
  • เผ่น verb (to jump — see also jump)

Turkish

4 entries
  • atlamak verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • fırlamak verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • hoplamak verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • sıçramak verb (to jump — see also jump)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • thành tích noun (significant move forward)
  • tiến bộ noun (significant move forward)
  • nhảy (lên, qua, ...) verb (to jump — see also jump)

Walloon

3 entries
  • potchî verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • såtler verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • zoupler verb (to jump — see also jump)

West-Frisian

2 entries
  • ljeppe verb (to jump — see also jump)
  • springe verb (to jump — see also jump)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • tılobyayen verb (to jump — see also jump)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.

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Look before you leap.

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There is a leap of logic in what he says.

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Quitting my office job was a leap in the dark.

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