1. (noun) leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Synonyms: dancing, bounciness, dance, fountain, bounds, edge, terpsichore, give, bound, springiness, springtime, spring, leap, saltation, bounce, natural spring, boundary, leaping, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jump
2. (noun) leap, jump, saltation
an abrupt transition
Synonyms: saltation, jumping, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, terpsichore, bound, leaping, dance, jump, start, leap, dancing
3. (noun) jump, leap
a sudden and decisive increase
Synonyms: bound, saltation, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, jumping, leaping, jump, start, leap
4. (verb) leap
the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
Synonyms: bounce, bound, saltation, jump, spring, leaping
5. (verb) jump, leap, bound, spring
move forward by leaps and bounds
Synonyms: spring, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, throttle, climb up, restrict, stick out, trammel, stand out, take form, alternate, derail, form, jump-start, ricochet, border, skip, recoil, reverberate, startle, rebound, parachute, confine, pass over, leap, restrain, skip over, jump, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, bound, limit, leap out, take shape
6. (verb) leap, jump
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
Synonyms: rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump
7. (verb) jump, leap, jump off
jump down from an elevated point
Synonyms: rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump
8. (verb) jump, leap
cause to jump or leap
Synonyms: rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump
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